Joel Hayward's first book of fiction is a collection of short stories that draw attention to the ideas of injustice and redemption.

"[7] Southern Ocean Review said that, "This is a stunning book of short stories, for their sheer variety and depth, and also strength of language.

The 'fable' aspect of the title story is compelling and real, not that I will give away any of the plot here!

It is strange that dead people are treated as so real, but that is the stuff of exciting storytelling.

Can we learn?”[8] In 2018, an Arabic translation of this collection was published as: جيني ذات الأسنان الخضراء (Amman: Dar Al-Shorouk, 2018).