It's Always the Apocalypse Somewhere - selected stories
12 parts Complete Selected stories from the collection, It's Always the Apocalypse Somewhere.
From the rear cover:
WARNING
This book contains Flesh-Eating Zombies, Invading Aliens, Nuclear Annihilation, Armageddon, The Rapture - and that's just one story!
Elsewhere, you'll find Carnivorous Plants, Organ-Harvesting Aliens, Cruel Scientists, Superstorms, Cursed Artifacts, and the Worst Comedy Club in Existence.
From stolen kidneys to cruel twists of fate; from dark secrets to a baseball that likes to nibble on fingers, these 22 tales of apocalypses small and large will leave you saying, "Pfft. Not likely."
Oh, and one of the stories has mermaids. Drug-running mermaids.