Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS viii
3. ETYMOLOGY x
4. WATER IN A BLUE GLASS
5. CARIBOU 2
6. SEEDS 4
7. THE WAY WE STAND 6
8. INSTINCT 7
9. REASONS 9
10. FEBRUARY IN VANCOUVER 10
11. EMBRYOPATHOLOGY REPORT 11
12. EMBRYOPATHOLOGY REPORT 12
13. GRAVITY 18
14. KNOW THE WAY 19
15. VANCOUVER 20
16. ANEMOCHORY 21
17. HIGHWAY 16, NEAR BLUE RIVER 22
18. TO VIOLET 24
19. SPRING 25
20. SHOEBOX PHOTOS 27
21. DRINK THE RIVER
22. MUSKEG 38
23. IT NEVER RAINS 39
24. TWO PRINTS 40
25. ULTRASOUND 42
26. FOOD 44
27. RULES 45
28. NORTH SASKATCHEWAN 46
29. INCONGRUOUS 47
30. NURSE 48
31. FALLING BOUNDARY 49
32. “THE PERFECTION OF WOMANHOOD”
33. NATURAL CHILDBIRTH 52
34. SON-OF-A-GUN 53
35. EQUIVALENT 54
36. BIKINI 55
37. CONCESSION / STAND 56
38. HOW THE RIVER CARVES OUR NAMES
39. MOTHER 60
40. ONE LITTLE, TWO LITTLE, THREE LITTLE 67
41. LIONESS 68
42. HOW MUCH I WANT THE THING I NEVER REMEMBER 69
43. PATIENCE 70
44. SEPTEMBER SNOW 71
45. GO GREEN 72
46. PRECARIOUS 73
47. NOTES 75
48. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 77