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Apocalyptic Butterflies: Painfully Hilarious

Apocalyptic Butterflies: Painfully Hilarious

In Apocalyptic Butterflies, Hank Tater, a new father has a sort of epiphany, realizing that he can no longer take the rigors of married or parental life. On Hank’s birthday, he reached his boiling point. During the night his father planted $4,000 worth of totem poles in his front yard as a present, his 7-week-old baby had not been named, and he argues with his wife constantly.
Hank and his wife Muriel both seem to be depressed. Muriel is sometimes elated and at other times completely frustrated with her life. She seems to feel alone, with no emotional connecting happening between...

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