THE REBIRTH OF IRA MASTERS IS A COMPELLING, PROVOCATIVE, AND EVEN SHOCKING COLLECTION OF SHORT AND LONG STORIES. THE TITLE STORY...IRA MASTERS IS AN IMAGINATIVE JOURNEY THROUGH THE MENTAL GYRATIONS OF A FAILED MEDICAL STUDENT WHO IS FLYING TO SEE HIS MOTHER -- IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE. ANGEL ROCK IS THE POWERFUL AND TOUCHING STORY OF A LITTLE BOY WHO SEES A STRANGE MAN DIGGING IN THE GARDEN, OUTSIDE HIS BEDROOM WINDOW DURING A HEAVY RAINSTORM. FATTY-CAKE, FATTY-CAKE IS THE SAD AND HUMOUROUS SAGA OF A WEIGHTY WOMAN WHO NEVER LEAVES HER HOUSEHOLD. THE BEST BURRITOS IN THE VALLEY IS A DRAMATIC TALE OF A HEADSTRONG THIRTEEN YEAR OLD GIRL HAVING PROBLEMS AT HOME WHO DECIDES TO SKIP SCHOOL -- ONLY TO FIND UNEXPECTED TERROR AT A TACO STAND. AND OTHER STORIES OF UNUSUALLY INVOLVING CONTENT.