Insects and Elephants: What Happens When the Government Goes Quirky

Two sharply satirical short stories about ordinary people caught in extraordinary government absurdity.In Mabel Has an Elephant Problem, Mabel Sanger is under surveillance—her every word recorded by a malfunctioning humanoid assigned by the New Government. As Mabel fights to keep her privacy and dignity. Scrambled circuits lead to a hilarious battle of wit versus wiring.In The Cicadas Have Landed,...