May is short story month, so there is no better time to check out the short fiction in my book Blue Vegas. Seventeen stories that explore the clash between old and new Las Vegas, shining a light on the quest for scraps of love and dignity by has-been showgirls, desperate killers, degenerate gamblers and quick-buck mercenaries. The hard luck and faded dreams of those who have been trampled by a single-minded city.