The Lost Tarpon: And Other Short Stories

What do a politically astute silverfish, a golf ball thief, and a gay Bible salesman have in common? In the real world, nothing. But flowing out of the mind of Philip Hirsh, they become players in a diverse collection of stories, an allegorical wonderland filled with people (and other creatures) struggling to find happiness using the full array of man's favorite coping mechanisms like chicanery, manipulation, deception, and everyone's favorite-murder.