Several of the stories first appeared, in slightly different form, in the following publications:
“An Unspoken” in The Paris Review
“The Virgin” in The Oxford American
“Charlie Elliott” in 3:AM Magazine
“The Locket” as “Norma” in Joyland
“Snowball Jr.” in New York Tyrant
“Uncle Elmer” in Juked
“Lorene” in People Holding
“Sister” as “June Bugs” in Empty House Press
“Shania” in The Nervous Breakdown
“Sleepovers” in Hobart
“The Chopping Block” as “In Dreams” in Vote No On Amendment 1 E-Zine
“Return to the Coondog Castle” in Parhelion Literary Magazine
“Mind Craft” as “Mine Craft” in SHOW YOUR SKIN
“The Bass” in Bull
“The Truth About Miss Katie” in Tusk