Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Part 1
An Alphabet of Woes
Matryoshka Morgans
Morning Verse
Cadbury
Mary
Dr. Veronica Morgan, Dog Psychiatrist
A Chance for Success
The Friendship Pact
The A Team
The Goddess Athena
Live from New York, the Esme Weiner Show
Morning Meeting
Half-Full
Cadbury and Fitzy Sitting in a Tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G
Part 2
Repercussions
Poopularity
God and the Cultural Jew
Sins Upon the Water
Part 3
Winners and Losers
Atonement
Nothing to Wear
Things Are Really Looking Up
Double Booked
The Fourth Veil
The French Philosopher
Progress
End of Days
Doctor-in-Training Esme Weiner
Symmetry and Percentages
Colors
Scrabble
Noodle Art
Poor Melody
Signs
More Opinions
Devotion
Closed Windows
Darkness
Part 4
A Very Long Weekend
Her Cat Died
The Mourner’s Kaddish
Shiva
To Care or Not to Care
Far Enough
Black and White
Goodbye, and Thank You for Inviting Me
The Center of Another Bed
Fake It Till You Make It
The Parting of the Red Sea
Conspiracies
Part 5
For the Love of Science
Mistaken Identity
Latchkey Kid
Recovery
Silence Is Golden
Halfway
The Light at the End of the Hall
The Right Moment
I’m Afraid to Tell You
Nature vs. Nurture
Final Touches
The Big Blastoff
Weather Patterns
In the Closet World
A Net Is There
Passover
Here, There, and Everywhere
The Ceremony
Mrs. Ferguson
New Arrivals
Copyright