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21COMMON COURTESY Charlie was torn – he really wanted to take his sword-cane, but he couldn’t carry it while using the crutches. He considered duct-taping it to one of the…

18 a) The reason for economic depreciation of the peso is the high inflation and interest rates as compared to that of the United States. b) Why do you think…

20ATTACK OF THE CROCODILE GUY It was a brutally hot night in the City, and everyone had their windows open. From the roof across the alley, the spy could see…

19We’re OKAY, AS LONG AS THINGS DON’T GET WEIRD ALVIN AND MOHAMMED When Charlie arrived home from his mother’s funeral, he was met at the door by two very large,…

18YO MOMMA SO DEAD THAT… On her last day, Lois Asher rallied. After not having even been able to get up to go to the breakfast table, or into the…

A polity or mixed government is the best form of government. This is because under this form of government the citizens are equals and take turns to rule under law….

17WAS IT GOOD FOR YOU? The next morning, Jane’s girlfriend Cassie heard someone in the hall and opened the door. Charlie stood there, covered in blood, black goo, and smelling…

Section 1: Group Discussion This section contains what was discussed during group discussion session. The general area of prejudice chosen for discussion was prostitution. Dubbed the oldest profession, there was…

Introduction The last few decades have witnessed a rapid expansion of international trade. The global trends in macro forces have enhanced globalization where firms have been forced to compete at…

16THE CALL OF BOOTY II: REQUIEM FOR A FUCK PUPPET Ray threw the door open so hard that the little bell went flying off its holder and tinkled across the…

15THE CALL OF BOOTY Fuck puppets,” Ray said out of nowhere. He was on the stair-climbing machine next to Charlie and they were both sweating and staring at a row…

14BARKING MAD Charlie opened the door and Lily breezed by. “Jane said you have two huge black dogs up here. I need to see.” “Lily, wait,” Charlie called, but she…

13CRY HAVOC, AND LET SLIP THE GOGS OF WAR! Watching Madeline Alby die had shaken Charlie. It wasn’t her death so much, it was the life he’d seen in her…

12THE BAY CITY BOOK OF THE DEAD Charlie named the hamsters Parmesan and Romano (or Parm and Romy, for short) because when the time came for thinking up names, he…

11THE GIRLS CAN GET A LITTLE DARK AT TIMES The Great Big Book of Death, as it turned out, wasn’t that big, and certainly wasn’t that comprehensive. Charlie read through…

PART TWOSECONDHAND SOULS Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. – Dag Hammarskjöld 10 DEATH TAKES A WALK Mornings, Charlie…

9THE DRAGON, THE BEAR, AND THE FISH In the hallway of the third floor of Charlie’s building, a meeting was going on between the great powers of Asia: Mrs. Ling…

8A STREETCAR NAMED CONFUSION Into the breech of the Castro district Charlie Asher charged, an antique sword-cane from the store on the van seat beside him, his jaw set like…

7THANATOAST While Charlie’s Beta Male imagination may have often turned him toward timidity and even paranoia, when it came to accepting the unacceptable it served him like Kevlar toilet paper…

6VARIABLE SPEED HEROES In the alley behind Asher’s Secondhand, the Emperor of San Francisco hand-fed olive focaccia to the troops and tried to keep dog snot from fouling his breakfast….