CONTENTS

By Way of Introduction

THE CONSCIENTIOUS OUTSIDER

MANIFEST

BODY OF EVIDENCE

INHERENT RISK, OR WHAT I KNOW ABOUT
INVESTEMENT: ON BALANCING A CAREER, A CHILD,
AND CREATIVE WRITING

LAP CHILD

A SHADE NORTH OF ORDINARY

WRITING HOME

BOUNDS

TALES FROM A BLACK GIRL ON FIRE,
OR WHY I HATE TO WALK OUTSIDE AND SEE
THINGS BURNING

A GOOD HIKE

DIFFERENTIATION

A BRIEF HISTORY OF NEAR AND ACTUAL LOSSES