Alyson Mosquera Dutemple: Marvelous Freaks of Nature! w/ Jennifer G. Gaites

MARVELOUS FREAKS OF NATURE! is a delightfully sly study of the shadowy crannies of the human heart. A dazzling debut full of life. An amateur herpetologist gets swindled by women he meets on lizard-care message boards... A dental hygienist takes a doomed trip to see a sham psychic on the Atlantic City boardwalk... A gruesome gag gift becomes the subject of morbid fascination for a grieving woman who can't stop sleeping with her roommate's boyfriend... With surgical focus and an infectious dark humor, Alyson Mosquera Dutemple's stories probe a vein of longing and estrangement. From oddballs and lonely hearts living on the fringes of suburbia to stunning abnormalities pulled out from Mother Nature's bag of tricks. Event guidelines: • Each ticket will include a signed copy of Marvelous Freaks of Nature! • Additional copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event • Doors are at 6 PM