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Preface. Introduction. "The Leap," by Louise Erdrich. "Field Trip," by Tim O'Brien. "Good Works," by E.S. Goldman. "Brother," by Edna O'Brien. "Electric City," by Richard Ford. "I Am Here to Tell You It Can Be Done," by Mona Simpson. "Freedom, A Theory of," by Lee K. Abbott. "The Man Who Knew Belle Starr," by Richard Bausch. "Personal Testimony," by Lynna Williams. "Lush Life," by John McCluskey. "Desert Blues," by Kate Braverman. "Carnal Knowledge," by T. Coraghessman Boyle. "Two Useful Visits," by Reynolds Price. "Dragon's Seed," by Madison Smartt Bell. "Slamming on Pig's Misery," by Alice Schell. "Bears Discover Fire," by Terry Bisson. "Fires," by Rick Bass. "Cold Ground," by Anya Achtenberg. "Two Days Gone," by Susan Straight. "Texas Wedding Party," by Allen Wier. "The Mother Who Never Was," by Lisa K. Buchanan. "Trains at Night," by Alberto Alvaro Rios. "Kat," by Margaret Atwood. "Family Supper," by Kazuo Ishiguro. "Such Occasions," by Ann Beattiee. Acknowledgments of Permission.

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