One of my least favorite former jobs was at a little shop in a mini-mall in Southern California. The shop purported to be a book store, but the inch of dust on the bookshelves told the real story. The store's real cash cow was the rack of adult magazines and videos in the back. Every day the the men came in - lonely, distant gazes in their eyes.

That's why Ali Davis' True Porn Clerk Stories are so captivating. They're a vivid look into the insane life of the people behind the counter.