Story Overview

A zoo worker, cautiously washing down Marysue the elephant, considers the strange, grim fragments he’s heard of his co-workers’ lives.

Giraffes' Demands

Giraffes demand better living conditions and stage a mock group suicide.

Escape to Freedom

A girl escapes her repressive finishing school to find freedom with the monkeys in the African jungle.

Animal Reflections

Snake or dog, buffalo, cat or turkey, each animal in Hannah Tinti’s brilliant, darkly comic collection holds up a disturbing mirror to the human beings around it.