| Description |
xiv, 288 pages ; 19 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-288). |
| Contents |
ǂtMy birthday, kinda --ǂtInefficiency --ǂtFlower in the curb --ǂtBlowing it off --ǂtHole in the head --ǂtRemission still --ǂtPraying mantis --ǂtThe negreeting --ǂtThe high-five from strangers, etc. --ǂtWriting by hand --ǂtTransplanting --ǂtNicknames --ǂtBut, maybe... --ǂt"Joy is such a human madness" --ǂtHouse party --ǂtHummingbird --ǂtJust a dream --ǂtThat's Some Bambi Shit"... --ǂtThe irrepressible: The gratitudes --ǂtTap tap --ǂtCoffee without the saucer --ǂtLily on the pants --ǂtSharing a bag --ǂtUmbrella in the café --ǂtBeast mode --ǂtAirplane rituals --ǂtWeirdly untitled --ǂtPecans --ǂtThe do-over --ǂtInfinity --ǂtGhost --ǂtNote bene --ǂt"Love Me in a Special Way" --ǂt"Stay," by Lisa Loeb --ǂtStacking delights --ǂtDonny Hathaway on Pandora --ǂt"To Spread the Sweetness of Love" --ǂtBaby, baby, baby --ǂt"REPENT OR BURN" --ǂtGiving my body to the cause --ǂtAmong the rewards of my sloth... --ǂtNot Grumpy Cat --ǂtSome stupid shit --ǂtNot only... --ǂtMicro-gentrification: WE BUY GOLD --ǂtReading palms --ǂtThe sanctity of trains --ǂtBird feeding --ǂtKombucha in a mid-century glass --ǂtHickories --ǂtAnnoyed no more --ǂtToto --ǂtChurch poets --ǂtPublic lying down --ǂtBabies, seriously --ǂt"My Life, My Life, My Life, My Life in the Sunshine" --ǂtIncorporation --ǂtBotan rice candy --ǂtUnderstory --ǂt"Joy is Such a Human Madness": The duff between us --ǂt"It's Just the Day I'm Having"... --ǂtThe purple cornets of spring --ǂtThe volunteer --ǂtFishing an eyelash: Two or three cents on the virtues of the poetry reading --ǂtFound things --ǂtFound things (2) --ǂtCuplicking --ǂtBobblehead --ǂtThe jenky --ǂtthe crow's ablutions --ǂtFlowers in the hands of statues --ǂtAn abundance of public toilets --ǂtThe wave of unfamiliars --ǂtNot for nothing --ǂtBindweed...delight? --ǂtDickhead 200 --ǂtAmbiguous signage sometimes --ǂtHeart to heart --ǂtCaution: Bees on bridge --ǂtTomato on board --ǂtPurple-handed --ǂtName: Kayte Young: phone number: 555-867-5309 --ǂtStill processing --ǂtFireflies --ǂtMy scythe Jack --ǂtPawpaw grove --ǂtLoitering --ǂtTouched --ǂtScat --ǂtGet thee to the nutrient cycle! --ǂtPulling carrots --ǂtFilling the frame --ǂtReckless air quotes --ǂtJudith Irene Gay, aged seventy-six today! --ǂtRothko backboard --ǂtThe Marfa lights --ǂtThe carport --ǂtMy Garden (book) --ǂtBlack bumblebees! --ǂtGrown --ǂtCoco-baby --ǂtMy birthday. |
| Summary |
"A collection of essays in which the author discusses the small and large things that delight him"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Gay, Ross, 1974- -- Anecdotes.
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Joy -- Anecdotes.
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| Genre |
Essays.
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| ISBN |
9781643753096 (hardcover) |
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