Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction xi
4. Man in the Moon 1
5. Liminal Scorpions 16
6. When the Future was Plastic 42
7. Stories from the Lost Nation 56
8. When He Falls Off a Horse 76
9. Son of Mr. Green Jeans: A Meditation on Missing Fathers 86
10. Memory and Helix: What Comes to Us from the Past 94
11. The Lion and the Mouse: Notes on Love, Mortality, and Hallucinations for My Father’s Ninetieth Birthday 113
12. The Slashing 128
13. End of the Line 139
14. Survival Stories 147
15. Thirteen Views of Grief 160
16. The Wisdom of Sons 171
17. Plot: Variations I, II, and III (Chapters One Through Ten) 188
18. The Case of the Undone Novel 202
19. The Mechanics of Being 212
20. Puzzle and Music Box 220
21. Contributors 227
22. Permissions 233
23. Acknowledgments 237