Summary

The collection’s opening story is entitled “Shit Cassandra Saw That She Didn’t Tell the Trojans Because at That Point Fuck Them Anyway.” The story is written from the perspective of the Greek mythical figure Cassandra. After Cassandra rejected the sexual advances of the god Apollo, Apollo gave her the power to see the future and cursed her to never be believed by anyone. The narration reveals that Apollo did not actually curse her; the reason no one believes anything she says is because she is a woman in a misogynistic society. The narration lists some of the future things that Cassandra sees, including many modern-day items and appliances. She sees the lives of future people, such as women who are raped and then are not believed when they accuse their assailants. Cassandra knows that Trojan...