Dystopic fairy tales told through the lens of media and capitalism run amok.

The Official Report on Human Activity by Kim D. Hunter,which is neither official nor a report, is a collection of longstories that are linked by reoccuring characters and their personalstruggles in societies rife with bigotry, in which mediatechnology and capitalism have run amok. These stories approachthe holy trinity of gender, race, and class at a slant.They are concerned with the process and role of writing intertwinedwith the roles of music and sound.

The four stories range from the utterly surreal—a factory worker seeking recognition for his writing gives birth to a small black elephant with a mysterious message on its hide—to the utterly real—a nerdy black teen’s summer awayfrom home takes a turn when he encounters half-white twinson the run from the police. Prominently known as a Detroit poet, hunter creates illusions and magic while pulling backthe curtain to reveal humanity—the good, bad, and absurd. Readers will find their minds expanded and their conversations flowing after finishing The Official Report onHuman Activity.

The Official Report on Human Activity is sure to appeal to readers of literary fiction, particularly those interested in postmodernism and social justice.