Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Epigraph
Part I: Handful of Marbles
Vintage Faulkner and Cigarettes
Casualties
Ingredients
A Day in the Life of a World Conquerer
Ecosystem Evaluations
The Corner Pocket
Museums Are Crumbling
W.W.S.P.D. (What Would Sergeant Pluto Do?)
How Many Tours If Your Dreams Repeat?
Father Burnham’s Smile
The Cheddar Cheese Man
Cutting the Wire
An M79 Man in a Cluttered Office
Rain Dance, Part Two
Mise-en-Scène
The Legend of Candace Brandt
German Engineering
Part II: Firsts and Lasts
Classroom-Banter Linguistics: A Fall Semester Elective
Three Directors
Sanctuary
Little Worlds
Eclipse
Death Match (with Paint)
Miss Henley Returns
Paperweight
Toxins
Church of Boxing
The Peak and the Plank
Alice Cooper in the Afternoon
Duel
Exit Strategy
Distance
Acknowledgments
Discussion Questions
About the Author
Copyright