Only Slightly Askew

The stories in this collection are mostly fanciful and utterly devoid oflogic. They are shamelessly concocted out of a blend of fact and fictionthat defies everything except the necessity of having a free-wheelingimagination.Shakespeare, in a discovered letter, is revealed as being like alove-sick moose, groveling and pleading for an unnamed ladys love.Is his love requited? Its all in the letter.Vanessa Crispy, the Boundless Bride, gets involved with threemen in the space of her one-hour wedding ceremony andfinds a way of resolving her problem. Or does she?In Designing and Manufacturing. an Englishman designsa better Rack during the last part of the 16th century. Along withgetting rich, he feels he is helping society by getting out the truth.Before reading Toni, it might be hard for many readersto guess who Toni was. The answer will come as anastounding revelation to avid followers of history.Hang on, everyone, for there are a lot more storiesincluded here that are only slightly askew.