Acknowledgments

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. 1. Day / Night 1
4. 2. Beginning / Origin 5
5. 3. Elsewhere / Silence 21
6. 4. Reflections / Reticence 25
7. 5. Premonitions / Postcards 29
8. 6. Home / Afterlife 37
9. 7. Stealth / Sacrifice 48
10. 8. Killing / Elemental 55
11. 9. Abandonment / Mortality 65
12. 10. Displacement / Place 72
13. 11. Creativity / Thinking 78
14. 12. E/Mergence / Emptiness 83
15. 13. Walls / Garden 86
16. 14. Painting / Play 94
17. 15. Perhaps / Numbers 105
18. 16. Pleasure / Money 110
19. 17. Vocation / Teaching 115
20. 18. Last / Burial 119
21. 19. Solitude / Loneliness 125
22. 20. Things / Ghosts 129
23. 21. Levity / Grief 135
24. 22. Humor / Monsters 139
25. 23. Faction / Dishonesty 145
26. 24. Inheritance / Withholding 149
27. 25. Letting Go / Dinnertime 156
28. 26. Compassion / Suffering 162
29. 27. Clouds / Waiting 168
30. 28. Freedom / Terror 173
31. 29. Forgiveness / Cruelty 178
32. 30. Daughters / Obsession 183
33. 31. Failure / Success 189
34. 32. Balance / Simplicity 196
35. 33. Face / Aging 200
36. 34. Stigma / Autoimmunity 207
37. 35. Patience / Chronicity 212
38. 36. Technology / Addiction 216
39. 37. Pain / Intimacy 222
40. 38. Blindness / Aura 226
41. 39. Cancer / Surviving 231
42. 40. Trust / Bitterness 236
43. 41. Hands / Will 241
44. 42. Secrets / Tripping 247
45. 43. Strangers / Tips 251
46. 44. Sharing / Fatigue 255
47. 45. Idleness / Guilt 259
48. 46. Driving / Accident 263
49. 47. Imperfection / Vulnerability 268
50. 48. Friendship / Doubt 272
51. 49. Love / Fidelity 275
52. 50. Hope / Despair 279
53. 51. Happiness / Melancholy 285
54. 52. Ordinary / Extraordinary 289
55. Notes 293
56. Acknowledgments 295
57. Also by Mark C. Taylor 297