Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. I Running through Shadows
4. Visiting the Cemetery in Plains, Montana 3
5. Mythology 4
6. A Sumptuous Destitution 5
7. Believers 6
8. Running through Shadows 7
9. Dancing with Mama 8
10. A Visit from Aunt Rosie 9
11. Logger Song 10
12. Widowmaker 11
13. A Young Child 12
14. Pearly Everlasting 13
15. II History Lesson
16. Watching Mama's Figure 17
17. Older Sister 18
18. Uppity 19
19. Refusing a Man 20
20. Moonwalking, 1969 21
21. Losing a Man 22
22. City Girl 23
23. History Lesson 24
24. Pigeons in Montpelier 25
25. Anonymous 26
26. Mama Calls Herself Weary 27
27. Mama's Will 28
28. The Vanished 29
29. III After Years
30. At Home Now in Homer 33
31. After Years of Searching 34
32. Artifacts 35
33. Once Upon a Time 36
34. Building a Boat 37
35. Boy, Still Visible 38
36. Without Fame 39
37. Shopping for Satisfaction 40
38. True Minds 41
39. Marriage Vow 42
40. Migrations 43
41. Proof of Joy 44
42. IV Contemplating Autumn
43. Anniversary 49
44. Premonition 50
45. The System 51
46. September Clouds 52
47. Ordinary Dangers 53
48. Acting My Age 54
49. Slow Day at the Glass Shop 55
50. Harboring a Mean Streak 56
51. Moose Seasons 57
52. Snowed In 58
53. Tourist 59
54. When I Brought You Home to Mama 60
55. Coupled 61
56. Contemplating Autumn 62
57. Acknowledgments 63