Pipe Dreams and Nightmares explores the strange and impossible through stories of science fiction and paranormal. In one weird new world after another, Sparks lights up the page with chilling tales of death, hopeful stories of the afterlife, and strange accounts of the extraterrestrial. Be prepared for anything in the twisted endings and surprising solutions to the unprecedented problems the characters face. From men pregnant by aliens to sentient invasive weeds to corporate manipulation in the outer space junk-collecting business, life is normal until it's not, and then what do you do?