Table of Contents
Pt. 1. Essays: Menial labor and the muse ; Long road to an upland farm ; A horse for fun ; Have saddle, will travel ; Gone to the dogs ; Enough jam for a lifetime ; Mutts ; Children of darkness ; Jicama without expectations ; Labors of love -- pt. II. Stories: Solstice ; Beginning with Gussie ; Jack ; The Cassandra effect ; Bummers ; Hey dude ; The match ; Flotation devices.