Kid stuff

It’s tough being a kid, especially when Mom is an unemployed stripper. Or a suicidal lover. Or something of a child herself.

And then there’s Dad — you know, the distant guy who pushes you out into the wild world. It’s enough to drive a boy to make shoes for lizards.

Of course, grown-ups have their own troubles — some personal, some communal, some planetary, and some supernatural.

Also opening this week: the anthology Tales of Mexico.