In these 23 darkly comic short stories, Nathan Leslie portrays self-appointedd cops, shoplifting teens, gym rats, praformers, polyamorous gamers, Bob-obsessed friend-collectors, hug phobics, online talkers, dinosaur erotica writing gurus, and self-medicting placenta eaters. Within these pages ou will discover the pressing need to Hurry Up and Relax!

Nathan Leslie's short story collection, HURRY UP AND RELAX, won the Fiction Award from the Washington Writers' Publishing House.