“In A Professional Lola, a joyful, weird, and eclectic collection of short stories from Grace Paley award winner E.P. Tuazon, there is an intimacy that makes you, the reader, feel like a fly on the wall, observing life unfold. The title story, ‘Professional Lola,’ about a main character interacting with a grandma-for-hire at a family birthday party, is brilliant. ‘Carabao,’ another gem, flooded me with memories and impressed me with its layered observations on gender and generational trauma.