The selections in this volume originally appeared in the following periodicals, to which grateful acknowledgement is due:
In the Fall: Tamarack Review, October 1973.
The Vastness of the Dark: The Fiddlehead, Winter 1971.
The Lost Salt Gift of Blood: The Southern Review, Winter 1974; Best American Short Stories, 1975.
The Return: The Atlantic Advocate, November 1971.
The Golden Gift of Grey: Twigs VII, 1971.
The Boat: The Massachusetts Review, 1968; Best American Short Stories, 1969.
The Road to Rankin’s Point: Tamarack Review, Winter 1976.