I picked up this book solely because Sarah D. Bunting of TomatoNation.com has a story in it, and of the fourteen, hers was the only one I thought was an example of really good writing and the only one that felt polished and complete. The stories are not uninteresting, but most feel unfinished, like the authors didn't quite know what to do with their characters any longer, like they were more ready for workshop than publication. There's promise in the book, but ultimately the execution falls short in nearly every story. ( )