Suitcase -- Wall -- Street sweep -- Mekonnen aka Mack aka Huey Freakin' Newton -- Thief's tale -- Kind stranger -- Medallion -- Sinkholes -- The case of the missing -- Life and times of the Little Manuscript & Anonymous -- Elders -- Drought that drowned us -- Down home meal for these difficult times
Summary
A collection of short stories from the award-winning Ethiopian American author explore themes of race, gender, class, friendship and betrayal and include the tale of a man losing his home in Addis Ababa and of intergenerational refugees living in Iowa.