Ackowledgements / Lee Montgomery -- Introduction / Carol Muske Dukes -- Raiding the larder / Sandra Tsing Loh -- How to marry a republican / Julia Seltz -- Patsy is new in town / Allyson Shaw -- Fugue / Aimee Bender -- Tongue / Jenny Cornuelle -- The sinking house / T. Coraghessan Boyle -- The present / Benjamin Weissman -- Bust / Charlie Hauck -- Water, blood, leaves / John Peterson -- Along the scenic route / Harlan Ellison -- Crying / Jerry Renek -- White coyote / Lawrence Thornton -- The Chinese girl's blindness / John Steppling -- All along the watchtower / Jervey Tervalon --Wertheimer in the city / Judith Freeman -- The man who knew Dick Bong / Robert Crais -- Dinosaurs / Amy Gerstler -- Entertainment tonight & forever / Rachel M. Resnick -- That whole ever-after number / Jay Gummerman -- The legal case / Michelle Latiolais -- A distant view of hills / Jim Krusoe -- Appease the natives / Peter Craig -- May one / John Mandelberg -- Forever burning / C. P. Rosenthal -- Light ages / Carolyn See.