China Kat is a collection of short stories published in a variety of literary journals and anthologies over the years. The eight stories collected here range from socially conscious realism to existential-metaphysical-crisis to travel narrative to a couple of horror-comedies.
The horror-comedy, "Harold's Zombie" details the disruption the zombie of a recently deceased employee causes when it shows up for work. And in "A Dirty Dozen", when a building contractor can't find workers to clear debris and gut houses after a hurricane, he tries to reanimate the bones of the disaster's victims to do the work.
In "China Kat", George the Junky is desperate to warn other drug abusers about the torments that await them in the afterlife if they don't kick their habits. This is the existential-metaphysical-crisis story, and it is told in First-Cat Point-of-View, so hang on.
"Débrouillard" follows Kendall, a sailor from the USA stuck in Venezuela, who needs to figure out what to do now that the yacht's captain has given up sailing and is flying back to the States. The story is a travel narrative with a plot.
"Hunters and Gatherers", "Burn Cream 'Cause it Burns", "Protocols", and "It Works When You Work It" are from Peters' upcoming LA RUE HOUSE, a collection of stories centered on the staff and residents of a homeless shelter for street kids.
