Utilizing luminous prose and scintillating imagery, Curtis Smith plunges his readers into the company of lovers and murderers, false prophets and mute believers, Russian mobsters and one very bad monkey. In these fourteen stories, Smith breathes life into a host of damaged hearts and then unflinchingly exposes the wonders and horrors lurking within each. Read BAD MONKEY and discover what makes Curtis Smith one of the most vital writers on today's literary scene.