After Pie

Shelley is disgusted and disenchanted, with the world in general and her existence in particular, until an encounter with an alien entity. The creature strikes her as her ticket out, a way to get to, if not a better place, than at least another place. But, as her much put-upon pal Beep warns, is Shelley actually communicating telepathically with the alien, or, as usual, just talking to herself?PRAISE FOR AFTER PIE: "AFTER PIE is a rollicking, freewheeling, hilarious, and suspenseful adventu...