Pieces

MTV has discovered the authors of tomorrow. Read them today in <i>Pieces.</i> <br> This unique short-story collection is more than a good read -- it's an exciting glimpse into the future of fiction. The winners of MTV's "Write Stuff" competition share their voices and visions in tales that are endearingly raw, undeniably bold, and engagingly inventive. <br> In <i>Next Time,</i> a housewife encounters a gunman -- an experience that changes her life, and her mind, in surprising ways...<i>Pinball</i> is an edgy tale of a young mail clerk's hidden sex life...After her broken engagement, a cook in New York goes to work for a chic SoHo couple in <i>Roam...Mother</i> captures the tragedy of a woman's illness, as witnessed through her daughter's eyes...In <i>Day of the Dead,</i> a humorously doomed relationship begins when a twentysomething's boyfriend returns from an Outward Bound trip and moves in with her...Two old high school friends reunite -- and compare their very different lives -- in <i>Black Cowboy.</i> <br> Along with other stories and an introduction by Stephen Chbosky <i>(The Perks of Being a Wallflower), Pieces</i> is filled with the excitement of discovery -- as a host of newcomers present their works to a wide and eager audience.