New from Keith Brazil, author of 'The Wilderness Diary' and 'In Consideration Of Cats'. 'Popcorn, Parasites, Precious and Pearls.' Four short stories that explore elements of metaphysics and spiritual philosophy during the journey of a Soul's perilous plunge. Discover the impurities and insecurities behind the Pearl, the Parasites, and the Pleasure of Man's consuming vices. "Pure Madness" - Can our gambling Hero, compelled by need, greed and spinning madness, risk his shirt and soul to battle the fruit, collect the bananas and find the golden rainbow riches? "Annual Review" - High in a Cloud Nine Office, can our Hero, the reluctant Sky Recruit, survive his first meeting with Big Boss, Mr G? "Mezcal - con gusano" - Our pleasure-loving Hero stumbles into a Mexican bar, where a chance meeting with a magical Mezcal Worm unravels the spectacular nature of addictions. "The Cave of Mystery" - Failing to see the light, our Hero falls through a door into a Cave of Darkness. Will he finally grasp the Eternal Mystery of Enlightenment?

The Chameleon's Last Dance - Join the revellers in a bawdy 'world of men', between Christmas and New Year, as a somnambulist chameleon, a dancing bear and ten lords-a-leaping prance into a bag of glees and good tidings at the retro-Hustler's Ball. Swirling through music, memories of childhood, places, teenage years, TV characters, and friends, past and present, can the chameleon trance-dance through fire and attain the state of 'Mok'sha'?