My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist

Portions of it were originally published in Fiction International, Rolling Stock, Hallwalls Anthology, Esquire or Harper's Magazine before being compiled into its current form.

It is voiced in first-person by an anonymous narrator often using jargon, broken grammar, and punctuation with a poetry-like structure.

The narration shifts quickly between random ideas with little to no connectivity between them, typically giving vivid descriptions of abstract situations.

Within this form, elements of science fiction, cyberpunk, tabloid journalism, and advertising slogans are incorporated.

Due to its use of pop-culture references (e.g., to kung fu films) and literary allusions, it requires knowledge of then-current affairs.