Raised in Captivity: Fictional Nonfiction

A man flying first class discovers a puma in the lavatory.

A new coach of a small-town Oklahoma high school football team installs an offense comprised of only one very special play.

A man explains to the police why he told the employee of his local bodega that his colleague looked like the lead singer of Depeche Mode, a statement that may or may not have led in some way to a violent crime.

A college professor discusses with his friend his difficulties with the new generation of students.

An obscure power pop band wrestles with its newfound fame when its song "Blizzard of Summer" becomes an anthem for white supremacists.

A couple considers getting a medical procedure that will transfer the pain of childbirth from the woman to her husband.

A woman interviews a hit man about killing her husband but is shocked by the method he proposes.

A man is recruited to join a secret government research team investigating why coin flips are no longer exactly 50/50.

A man sees a whale struck by lightning and knows that everything about his life has to change.

A lawyer grapples with the unintended side effects of a veterinarian's rabies vaccination.