The Bartender

About the book: This is an eclectic collection of 19 stories. Set in times and locales as varied as a Petaluma (California) farm circa 1919, a barbershop in present day Afghanistan, and a San Francisco comedy club in the time traveling future, all the stories share one common trait: an oblique, often comic glimpse into human nature. About the author: Rob Loughran’s first novel HIGH STEAKS won the 2002 New Mystery Award. He has 21 books, fiction and non-fiction, in print. His 700 page jokebook, A MAN WALKS INTO A BAR…. has been called, “Quite simply, the definitive single-volume collection of modern American adult humor.” All his books are available at wwww.robloughranbooks.com He lives in Windsor, CA.