Orig. publ.: (Canada:) Toronto : House of Anansi Press, 2001; (United States:) San Francisco : McSweeney's, 2002
The princess and the plumber -- Mermaid in the jar -- The Miss and Sylvia and Sam -- The woman who lived in a shoe -- The middleman to Elda -- The fundamental race -- The littlest dumpling -- The favourite monkey -- The giant -- The girl who was blind all the time -- The moon monologue -- The party at her place, with her piano -- The girl who planted flowers -- Eleanor -- The accident -- Mr. Jones's first outing -- A few adventures of the young fornicator -- What changed -- Janis and Marcus -- The raspberry bush -- Frames from Christianity -- A bench for Marianne and Todd -- The poet and the novelist as roommates -- The sort of woman Freeman loved -- The night of Rory -- The man from out of town -- The little old lady and the little old man -- The house at the end of the lane -- Cows and bread -- The man with the hat.
