Table of Contents
Praise
ALSO BY DAVID RHODES
Title Page
Dedication
Acknowledgements
PROLOGUE
NO REASON
A NATION OF FAMILIES
SCHEDULED VIOLENCE
MOTTLED SUNLIGHT
GRIEF
PAINTED BODIES AND ORANGE FIRES
GATHERING EVIDENCE
THINK LESS, DO MORE
PROTECTING PAPERS
KEEPING A RESPECTFUL DISTANCE
HUMPED FLOORS
A ROOM WITHOUT FURNITURE
FAITH KEEPS NO TREASURE
BROKEN THINGS
HOT MILK
HIRING HELP
PERPETUAL PERISHING
EPIPHANY
THEFT
VISITOR
STRAIGHT FLUSH
TESTIMONY
A PRIVATE HEAVEN
WORK BEGINS
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
FIRE IN THE FIELD
A NEW SONG
FINISHING UP
SNOW
REMEMBERED LOVE
DESPERATION
COMPLETING THE CIRCLE
FAMILY
ENVY
SEEKING HELP
THEODYSSEY
FEAR
REUNION
DON’T GO THAT WAY
MEASURING UP
THE MEANING OF TRUTH
A FRAGILE BALANCE
INSURGENCY
SLAUGHTER
FIGHTING DOGS
THE THIEF
THE UNIVERSAL ACORN
HUNTING
SPRING
NEW LOVE
KEEPING IN ONE’S PLACE
MUSHROOMS ARE UP
MAKING BAIL
THE HEARTLAND FEDERAL RESERVE
INSIDE THE NEIGHBOR’S HOUSE
TRAPPED BY THE PAST
VALUE
LETTING GO
LAWYERS
RESEMBLANCE
THE COUNTY FAIR
MAKING OTHER ARRANGEMENTS
MEETING AT SNOW CORNERS
THE LOOK OF DEATH
FINDING JULY
SELLING LAND
INSIDE THE CHURCH
THE FUNERAL
DRIFTLESS
READING GUIDE QUESTIONS
Q & A WITH DAVID RHODES
THE MILKWEED EDITIONS EDITOR’S CIRCLE
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