Contents
Then
Verde Valley 1311 AD
1150 AD
Global Positioning
Two Natives
The Nut
Mandate
Don’t Ask
Before 1901
“History Is a Myth Agreed Upon”
Herring Run
Ogden Nash
1948
“A Mirror One Carries Along a Road”
Now
An Occurrence at ...
Blood vs. Spirit
Life Is Slightly Different Than You Think It Is
Den
Extinct
Canto Zero
The Plan
Demented Discusses Distinguished
July, Paris
Weekend Retreat
A Letter, Please
In a Fix
Betrayal—Oranges and Apples
My Brain’s Storage
Not How It Works
Look
Handled It Just Right
When
62 Miles Not 7,926 Miles
Spéculation Hasardeuse
Upstate
Face It
Scene
Eee Equals Emcee Squared
The Secret Constitution (the Speed of Light)
Positive
Incident at La Brea and Sunset
A Wet Desk
Neptune
Black and White
Scalper’s Website
The Friends, the Deal, Regional Dialects
Wish
Every Night for Weeks
Wait a Minute, It’s Simple
Acknowledgments