Callie Bloem

Civilization has ended. Everyone Polly loves is dead. But at least she has a bounce house.

When married 50-something Rachel RSVPs and sends a gift way too quickly to an acquaintance's wedding, this seemingly insignificant faux pas snowballs into a series of misunderstandings that threaten to destroy two marriages at once.

What do fictional characters do with the rest of their lives, once their stories have been told? This charmingly offbeat, deadpan fantasy attempts to answer that question.