A volume of fourteen early and previously unpublished short works offers insight into the social satirist's developing literary style and includes pieces that explore such themes as innocence, ironic twists of fate, and morality.

Letter from Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., to Walter J. Miller, 1951 -- Confido -- Fubar -- Shout about it from the housetops -- Ed Luby's key club -- A song for Selma -- Hall of mirrors -- The nice little people -- Hello, Red -- Little drops of water -- The petrified ants -- The honor of a newsboy -- Look at the birdie -- King and queen of the universe -- The good explainer.