In David Tabak's sparkling debut, these thirteen darkly funny, bleakly hopeful short stories range in theme and tone from Franz Kafka to Shalom Auslander. Tabak sees the silver lining--and that the lining is ripped. He knows the glass is half full--but half full of something God-awful, and there's no place to dump it without the hostess seeing. And he's certain life has meaning--except, it's written in a secret code, and nobody has the key. Lather Rinse Repeat is.... (a) Funny little sad stories about people who just want Horton to hear them, too. (b) The sacred text of a failed religion. (c) Things that aren't real, but really are. (d) The love child of Franz Kafka and that girl you liked in high school who didn't know your name. (e) All of the above. About the Author David Tabak lives in Chicago with his wife, two daughters, a dog, a cat, and a hedgehog. Lather Rinse Repeat is his first book of stories.