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Aunt Lute Books
P.O. Box 410687
San Francisco, CA 94141
Cover design: Amy Woloszyn, Amymade Graphic Design
Cover art: “alas” by Moisés S. L. Lara
Text design: Amy Woloszyn, Amymade Graphic Design
Senior Editor: Joan Pinkvoss
Managing Editor: Shay Brawn
Production: Laura Chin, Learkana Chong, Ellen French, Lisa Hastings, Taylor Hodges, Alexa Kelly, Chelsea Mangold, Kara Owens, Erin Peterson, Allison Power
This book was funded in part by the Vessel Foundation, Three Dog Foundation, and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Silva, Ire’ne Lara.
[Short stories. Selections]
flesh to bone / ire’ne lara silva.
pages cm
Print ISBN 978-1-879960-88-6 (pbk.)
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-939904-09-6
I. Title.
PS3619.I53A6 2013
813’.6--dc23
2013038531
Printed in the U.S.A. on acid-free paper
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