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A six year old and his father kill over two hundred flies at a horse farm while the father wonders about life and death. lougaglia.com

in a parody of Dostoyevski novels, an ambitious Russian spy is sent to the United States to find out why God is on their side. lougaglia.com

A woman is obsessed with pumping gas at one particular pump in one particular gas station. The attendant who works behind the counter is forced to be more than an amused observer (of her, as well as of other eccentric characters).

A mustache who enjoys living on his master Anthony, is terrified of being shaved off.

A young man is convinced his date has been kidnapped in Madison Square Garden by a man with bright white teeth.

An awful poet, dumped by his girlfriend, roams through Italy, where he clearly doesn’t belong; an oil delivery man falls in love with a clumsy woman and becomes even clumsier than she is; and a six year old and his father kill over two hundred flies at a horse farm while the father wonders about life and death. Poor Advice and Other Stories, with its mix of the serious and the absurd, reveals Lou Gaglia’s humor, imagination, and range. A man avoids paying a World Series bet to a dying old woman; a vindictive whale chases after movie stars; and a man is jealous of his brother-in-law’s ventriloquist dummy. Find these stories and many others in Mr. Gaglia’s debut book.