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©1998 by Abigail Thomas.
All rights reserved.

Grateful acknowledgment is made to the magazines and periodicals that originally published several of these short stories, some in a slightly different form: East Hampton Star (“Negligee”), Ms. (“Shoes,” published as “Here”), and Glimmer Train (“Herb’s Pajamas”).

This is a work of fiction. While, as in all fiction, the literary perceptions and insights are based on experience, all names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. No references to any real person is intended or should be inferred.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available.

ISBN 978-1-565-12189-8

EISBN 978-1-565-12749-4