How it ended

How It Ended is a collection of short stories by Jay McInerney, the American novelist who wrote Bright Lights, Big City. The stories look at the darker side of American life and the promise of the American dream.

In one story, a transgender sex worker makes a pass at a client who turns out to be his own father. In another, a senator's string of affairs lands him in serious trouble. In a third, two young lovers spend Christmas together, each high on a different drug.