Table of Contents
Also by David Gessner
Title Page
Dedication
Epigraph
PRELUDE: INTO THE GULF
In the Thick of It
THE GREEN SUN RISES: JULY 16, 2010
FORCES OF NATURE
My Crowded Day
UP IN THE AIR
THE CASE AGAINST STRAIGHT LINES
RUSSIAN DOLLS
BEYOND FLIPPER
A NIGHT AT THE FISH CAMP
“Firm Ground Is Not Available Ground”
BARRIERS
STRESS BALLS
THE OILED PELICAN
ATLANTIS
Beyond the Oiled Pelican
MIGRATIONS
DÉJÀ VU: A NORTHERN INTERLUDE
Return
TWO STORIES
FAITH
ENERGY
ADAPTATION
NOTES
Acknowledgments
MILKWEED EDITIONS
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