I will never feel the same about my digital clock again. Some judicious work with the wite out now means the clock will never show a one again. Stupid I know, but about on a par with the idea behind this book. The stories display a paranoia for the mundane which skew events that are as surprising as the force of gravity and impart a paranormal spin that would leave most rational people totally unmoved. A poor attempt at the x files genre, if I was grading it I think it would go in my E files. Not worth the read. I am going back to watch paint dry