Break -- Balloon night -- Her words -- Howling at the moon -- Somebody's son -- How to fall -- Letters from the academy -- January -- Stay up with me -- Paris -- Spectator -- Birthday girl -- Women.
Summary
A collection of stories explores the many ways people try to connect to each other and the world around them, from a newly single mother who interferes with her son's love life to a young man guiltily conning an elderly couple out of their home in the Adirondacks.
