CALIFORNIA AND OTHER PLACES: A Collection of Truth and Lies

In this highly humorous, scathingly satirical, and mind-blowingly diverse collection of short stories ? all reflecting some version of fringe American experience -- you will find the most unique and unusual characters ever committed to print doing things that most people can't even imagine. From The Florida State Correctional Facility For Men at Belle Glade, to a Californian college kid counterfeiting team -- from the backwoods of an Eastern Pennsylvania Marijuana plantation, to the sweltering Summer delusions of an aspiring author's shack in Pasadena -- this book will shock, titillate, cajole, befriend, and most of all, entertain you in a way that will exceed your wildest expectations.

Jag Allan has been a professional writer, journalist, poker player, adventurer, and dealer of rare antiquities for more than twenty years. Enclosed in this collection ? in anecdotal form -- is the sum total of his wisdom thus far. He currently lives in the South Bay of Los Angeles with his family.