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

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