The Distribution of Fluids Author:Amber Lenore Winckler THE DISTRIBUTION OF FLUIDS Clara is a seasoned Embalmer who is about to undertake her most difficult case: the Grandmother who in life sexually and physically abused her family members. Tensions mount in the room with no windows as Clara is torn between her dedication to the art of embalming and the mounting need to wreck a vengeful havoc upon... more » her Grandmother?s withered corpse. THE CAT LADY This is a portrait of an old woman who loves her felines described in loving and brutal detail, outlining the descent of her mental illness and estrangement from the outside world. Only her cats can alert her to the presence of the aliens she believes are stalking her. Her anxieties and pathologies remain unchecked by family members and friends who in their denial and exasperation abandon her to an unexpected fate. THE BLOOD (la sangre) Since he was a child, Jesus has been fascinated by blood. His artful soul is haunted by his rural upbringing, forcing him to conceal his homosexuality and resulting in a monster in human form. A flesh and blood man who believes he is something greater, until his hunger for the blood takes away everything he loves. WASTE OF SKIN A group of people from various walks of life find themselves inexplicably locked within a room of stainless steel. Arguing and afraid, they drift in and out of memories and conscious thought and childhood memories, until a startling understanding reveals itself to the most unlikely member of the group. FAT A morbidly obese woman is murdered by her own mother, but the details are unclear. A put upon local Monsignor is assigned to hear the murderer?s confession, but he is thrust instead into a complex entanglement that blurs the line between co-dependence and demonic forces.« less