The cover art says "Lettuce entertain you!", but these are not all punny stories: some of them are pretty creepy stuff..and some are just odd. Many of them are memorable, and some of them might change the way you think about certain vegetables!

Publisher's Note: As those who doted on his Retief stores know, Keith Laumer was a man who delighted in his own genuinely twisted sense of humor. Though he left us before he could complete Dangerous Vegetables (to say nothing of Again, Dangerous Vegetables or even Last Dangerous Vegetables), this is his book, and we hope, wherever he is, he likes how we finished it for him.

Boys! Raise Giant Mushrooms in Your Cellar! by Ray Bradbury
Pressure by Fred Saberhagen
Rogue Tomato by Michael Bishop
The Ultimate Catalyst by John Taine
Manna by John Christopher
The Potato by Bentley Little
Cannibal Plants from Heck by David Drake
Black Harvest of Moraine by Arthur J. Burke
No Harm Done by Jack Sharkey
The Cactus by Mildred Johnson
Look, You Think You've Got Troubles by Carol Carr
The Pure Essence by Irwin Sonenfield
Pumpkin Head by Al Sarrantonio
You Say Potato, I Say . . . Trouble by Lawrence Schimel
The Crime of Micah Rood by Elia W. Peattie
Root of Evil by Edward Wellen
Step Into My Garden by Frank Belknap Long
Cordle to Onion to Carrot by Robert Sheckley
Night Bloomer by David J. Schow
Strange Harvest by Donald Wandrei
Pumpkin by Bill Pronzini
The White Fruit of Banalder by John D. MacDonald

This book is off to see the world by way of time-traveler's bizarre fiction bookbox.

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This book sounds fantastic! Thanks for adding it to the box - can't wait to read it.

This collection of short stories was a lot of fun to read. I liked some more than others - and my favorites were:

The Potato (left me with a feeling of melancholy)
No Harm Done (pretty terrifying in a Twilight Zone kind of way)
Pumpkin Head (would make a good story to read around the campfire)
You Say Potato,I Say......Trouble (kind of strange, not really sure why I like it!)
Pumpkin (never thought of pumpkins as creepy, but now I will)

I will release this for:
GoryDetail's 2011 Chills & Spills Read & Release Challenge April's theme is Gaia’s revenge: wildlife, animals, nature.
waderwoman's Themed Releases Release Challenge
booklady331's Keep Them Moving Challenge

In the produce aisle, of course! Under a bag of baby carrots on one of the carrot displays. Happy Birthday to Dad...who loved to eat his vegetables!