Killing and Dying is a peculiar little story collection. Every story, every character, has some level of seediness to it. He appears to trade only in imperfect characters, leaving all their stories pretty open-ended. Our first story, for example, focuses on a guy wanting to sell people on what really does bear a lot of resemblance to a Chia pet (like a character mentions), only more artsy, a combination sculpture/plant that would need constant, paid upkeep from him (and which he asks $500 for upfront). […]