Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Overture for Two Staircases 1
4. In San Andreas 15
5. Vag 35
6. File Under “End of the World” 41
7. In Aberfan 67
8. Onlookerism 79
9. All the News 91
10. Pandemia Pandemonium 105
11. Missteps in the Dark 121
12. Across the Street 133
13. The Numbers 143
14. Our Road 155
15. “Fuck Off, Disaster!” 169
16. Necessity 181
17. The Table 187
18. Acknowledgments 199
19. Index 203