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Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
In Which the Clock Starts Ticking
In Which I Study the Object of My Attention
In Which a Portent Arrives
In Which Charles Goes for Retail Therapy
In Which I Contemplate Prairie Weather
In Which Charles Lands His Dream Job
In Which I Meet a Masked Man
In Which I Contemplate the Powers of Wonder Woman
In Which I Think on My Cornhusker Roots
In Which I Think Respectfully on Postnatal Depression
In Which the Aftermath Comes Knocking
In Which I Make an Unusual Friend
In Which I Consider the Nature of Dreams
In Which I Play with Fire
In Which My Body Learns a New Trick
In Which We Take a Family Vacation
In Which I Mimic Anna O
In Which I’m Thankful for Public Institutions
In Which I Ponder Dad’s Benign Pets
In Which I Consider Macro Memories
In Which My Father Learns to Fear God
In Which Mr. K Introduces Himself
In Which I Contemplate the Nature versus Nurture Question
In Which We Receive Good News
In Which I Make a Sales Pitch
In Which I Witness Tragic Grief
In Which I Learn of the Existence of Ghosts
In Which I Am Introduced to British National Health
In Which I Fall in Love
In Which I Discover Dr. Charcot
In Which the Maternal Shades of My Life Take Form
In Which Our Family Chapter in Lee Valley Comes to an End
In Which Mr. K Drives By
In Which I Receive Career Coaching
In Which I Further Deteriorate
In Which Charles Graduates to Being a Violent Criminal
In Which Mom and Dad Invite Me on a Road Trip
In Which I Am Scared Straight
In Which Charles Visits a Judge
In Which I Am Rescued
In Which Dad Hosts His Next Chautauqua
In Which We Meet a Gas Attendant
In Which I Contemplate Rebellion
In Which I Try My Hand at Boxing
In Which Dad and I Have a Man-to-Man Chat
In Which I Learn Respect
In Which We Drop By for a Big Mac
In Which I Become Captain Kisser
In Which I Ponder a Father-Daughter Connection
In Which My Father and I Share Notes on Depression
In Which I Consult with the Philosophers on Mental Health
In Which I Make the Most Important Sales Call of My Life
In Which I Ponder a Rural Idyll
In Which I Enjoy My Last Day of Childhood
In Which I Meet a Dark Night
In Which I Enter Stage Left
In Which Charles Goes for a Burger
In Which Reality Hits
In Which Charles Smells Turkey
In Which I Learn God Is Dead
In Which I Wonder Where Dad Is
In Which Charles Reviews the News Headlines
In Which I Carry On
In Which Charles Grows Busy with His Social Life
In Which Eyes Prove to Be the Mirror of the Soul
In Which Charles Ponders the Meaning of Friendship
In Which We Cross the Pond
In Which Charles Conducts a Moral Inventory
In Which I Take off the Shades
In Which Charles Meets a Hot Chick
In Which Dad and I Convene Another Chautauqua
In Which I Take Mom Out for a Heart-to-Heart
In Which Charles Gets a Promotion
In Which I Ponder a Disorder of Nerves
In Which I Meet a Real Doctor of the Soul
In Which I Ponder the Meaning of Family Togetherness
In Which I Hear the Sleigh Bells Ring
In Which I Meet a Fishy Oracle
In Which I Reach a Tipping Point
In Which I Sense an Imaginary Creature
In Which I Put a Narrative to the Trauma
In Which the Octopus Is Rendered Real
In Which I Make a Grand Exit
In Which Mr. K Materializes
In Which I Review the Headlines
In Which I Fact-Check
In Which I Solve a Psychological Riddle
In Which Charles Generously Provides His Services
In Which I Contemplate a Stimulating Conversation
In Which I Chase Nickels
In Which I Assess an Algorithm of Risk
In Which I Return to the Cornhusker State
In Which I Drop In for a Surprise Visit
In Which I Consider What I Learned about Human Nature
In Which a Choice in the Road Is Taken
In Which I Play Hamlet
In Which I Meditate on Violence
Acknowledgments
A conversation with Debora Harding, author of Dancing with the Octopus
Author’s Note
A Note on the Author
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