Lee An old man returns to his hometown and, dismayed at late 20th-century decadence, proceeds to punish some of the more egregious exemplars... Life, love, and the whole list. Read more here... The New Austerities Lee Pefley, a man who makes misanthropy look benevolent, decides to flee the decay and drudgery of New York City for his childhood home in Alabama... Read more here... Opportunities in Alabama Agriculture Just after the Civil War in an Alabama ravaged by volcanoes a young man leaves his demented father's compound and seeks a job and mate among fellow Alabamians... Read more here... The Sweet-Scented Manuscript In 1956, Lee Pefley heads off to college. It turns out to be the most permissive institution in the country and yet, somehow, Lee manages to have himself, his adored Judy, and two others expelled from the school before the year is half finished... Read more here... Fields of Asphodel Following the protagonist's death, Lee Pefley, a 73-year-old reactionary romantic, is subjected to the unpleasantness of a purgatory-like place where he might, or might not, atone for his transgressions while on earth... Read more here...