PICK THE BONES CLEAN AND OTHER STORIES is a collection of short stories about life and death. From the perspective of soldiers, thieves, grieving parents, and jovial schoolchildren. In "Pick The Bones Clean", we follow a group of soldiers rummaging through the ruins of a fallen village. As they pick through what is left, they wander if there was ever anything to begin with.
"Gaudy Body" follows two grave robbers in search of a rumored buried wealth. There is enough for both of them to share, if they can keep up the fleeting trust between them.
"Russel with the Weather" is about the unfortunate case of a missing girl. The news seems to obsess over the case as long as her disappearance keeps their ratings up.
The final story, "Ember Mungus" is about a group of children trying to score some liquor. They roam around their quirky quiet town, bothering locals, and trying to keep a low profile.