Résumé: A collection of finely crafted short stories told for the purpose of keeping Bacchus awake. As soon as he nods off, the pub will close and we'll all have to go home. A virtuoso showcase display of story-telling types and techniques from the horror of corpses chatting under the ground to the humor of a day in the life of Laurel and Hardy. Also romance, talking animals and crime mystery, all with punch-line endings