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Channel Surfing in the Sea of Happiness
by Guy Babineau
Read a story excerpt:
The Hidden History of Gangsters
Mao Tse-tung and the Spiders From Mars

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From the press release:

Channel Surfing in the Sea of Happiness is a funny, stylish, poetic,
rude first collection of eight short stories. These tallish tales offer a
been-there flip through a contemporary society most people access on
remote. How does the human heart stay afloat in a North America
entertaining, informing and networking itself to death? Channel Surfing
in the Sea of Happiness sets sail on a pop culture exploration of this
question.

“…a brilliant eye for physical detail and psychological observation…
page-turning plotlines and moments that demand reflection,
even reading aloud, to better appreciate the poetry or ideas expressed…
Guy Babineau brings considerable talent and experience to this, his first
collection. His wit, style, keen intelligence, and fluid storytelling skills
make him a writer to watch, and Channel Surfing in the Sea of Happiness
a collection well worth reading.”
-- Quill & Quire, Canada’s book trade magazine

“Babineau’s impressive debut collection of eight stories sparkles with
witticisms, and the occasional epigram worthy of Wilde.”
-- The Vancouver Sun

“Lively, layered tales.”
-- The Toronto Star

“His writing shines.”
-- Xtra, Canada’s largest gay and lesbian publication