Contents
Part One: The Close
The Close, February 1971
The Institute, September 1970
The Close, February 1971
The Institute, November 1970
Bucks County, Thanksgiving 1970
Philadelphia, February 1971
The Institute, December 1970
Virginia, March 1971
The Close, March 1971
The Close, Summer 1940s
The Close, March 1971
The Close, June 1955
Philadelphia, Early spring 1914
The Close, August 1955
The Close, March 1971
South Jersey, March 1971
The Institute, March 1971
South Jersey, March 1971
The Close, March 1971
South Jersey, March 1971
The Close, March 1971
Part Two: Shenandoah Valley
The Print Shop, 2000
The Swifts, 2016
The Hole
Bone Yard Road, 2016
The Bath Houses, 2000
Bath County, 2016
The Nursery, 2016
Bat in the House, 2016
from The Refrigeration Series [Em’s Notebook], c. 2000
The Glass Room, 2016
Tee’s Apartment, 2001
from The Incarnation Series [Em’s Notebook], c. 2000
The Hole, 2016
The Award, 2001
New Year’s Day, 2017
Out of Place, 2001
Capertons, 2017
Part Three: Paradise
New York City, January 2017
Otto’s Cabin, 1971
New York City, 2017
Acknowledgments
About the Author