In which Margaret Mary Monahan goes to confession and Father Flynn tells all.

Last summer up at the lake... And summer starting to edge toward fall...

An old man and some old memories in the middle of the night.

In which Carl Spangler comes to terms with the one part of himself he can't BS.

The art of the sad stupid little midlife affair

Chicago guy. New York society gal. Summer afternoon by a pool in Connecticut.

Stump and Ev get a sitter and enjoy an evening out and some good news.

The spirit (and spirits) of the slowest river in Illinois.

Young man helps old man with a few things.

Backyards and boyhood ala 1962.