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(photo: Vicki Weisfeld)<\/p><\/div>\n

By Barb Goffman<\/strong> \u2013 These “15 Tales of Revenge and More” <\/a>are an amusing exploration of the way put-upon individuals\u2019 revenge fantasies, carried out, can deliver juicy justice or go amazingly awry. Though some of the stories\u2014many of which have been award-nominated\u2014are told straight, in most, you can picture the diabolical twinkle in the author\u2019s eye.<\/p>\n

The collection offers a chance to reflect on the recent the holiday season, too, as a number of the stories feature the special opportunities for mayhem inherent in Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and Christmas traditions\u2014all that tricky family togetherness, all that food and gifts-with-a-message, that white carpet\u2014as as well as tyro reporters with unorthodox ways of getting a story, deathbed confessions, and yard sale treasure.<\/p>\n

If you enjoy clever short stories, the lively and refreshing reads in this Goffman\u2019s tales will be right up your alley.
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