This collection of contemporary literary car stories has something for everyone: humor, tragedy, irony, pity, anger, apathy- as well as well-developed character studies and new perspectives on the human condition. Leslie writes with a clear voice and has a keen talent for making mundane life seem sublime. He puts us into another person's skin and soul in a way few authors can.

Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and raised in Ellicott City, Maryland, Nathan Leslie has previously published two collections of short fiction, most recently A Cold Glass of Milk (Uccelli Press, 2003).His first collection of stories was Rants and Raves. Aside from being nominated for the 2002 Pushcart Prize, his stories, essays, and poems have been published in over one hundred literary magazines including North American Review, Chattahoochee Review, South Carolina Review, Sou'wester, and Cimarron Review. Leslie has also written book reviews and articles for numerous newspapers such as The Washington Post, The Orange County Weekly, The Kansas City Star, The Orlando Sentinel, Rain Taxi, and many others. He received his MFA from The University of Maryland in 2000 and he currently teaches at Northern Virginia Community College in Sterling, Virginia. He is currently the fiction editor for The Pedestal Magazine.