A collection of stories that ponders the constraints we all face given the circumstances of our birth and our temperaments, and that examines the competing pressures and expectations on women in particular.

The (other) you -- The women friends -- The bloody head -- Where are you? -- The crack -- Waiting for Kizer -- Blue guide -- Assassin -- Sinners in the hands of an angry god -- Hospice/honeymoon -- Subaqueous -- The happy place -- Nightgrief -- Final interview -- The unexpected.