A tremor of desperation runs through Herniated Roots, the debut story collection from acclaimed short story writer Richard Thomas. Herniated Roots is filled with desperate characters that could be someone you know in these hard times: sexy pool hustlers, husband and wife teams, spurned lovers. In these stories you'll read about a payoff with counterfeit bills and things that may or may not be happening. Thomas' fiction will grab you hard and leave you wanting more. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Unzipped Your Enemies Will Devour You A Bird in the Hand Released Herniated Roots Seeing Red Gateway Say Yes to Pleasure Terrapin Station Daybreak Three Mistakes Descent The Jenny Store Tinkering With the Moon Kiss Off Dyer