Michael J. Rapuano

Insecure Danny is trying to reinvent himself as a trendsetting nonconformist—but his plans are derailed by a grotesquely swollen, leaking nipple he refuses to have medically treated. As job interviews implode, dates curdle, and strangers recoil, Danny clings to the idea that his “condition” is just another sign he’s ahead of the curve.

Two roommates find a rotting alien corpse deep in the Mojave Desert. Since their girlfriends are out of town for the week, they bring the body home and fall under its influence.