Anything goes in Kyle Seibel’s debut story collection. The former mayor of Baghdad opens a popular restaurant, whose eventual failure one resident worries about. A disgraced teacher recruits former students to back him up at a hearing. Newlyweds get locked in U-Hauls, a Taco Bell manager hits on an employee, a couple purchases a rollercoaster house, and a father breaks his decision to stop treatment over road trip sandwiches. Hey You Assholes is an agile, deft collection with a wicked sense of humor and an undercutting of deep, fearless humanity.
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