In These Times the Home Is a Tired Place: World War II in the Central Pacific

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IN THESE TIMES THE HOME IS A TIRED PLACE STORIES Previous Winners of the Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction Laura Kopchick, series editor Barbara Rodman, founding editor The Stuntman’s Daughter by Alice Blanchard Rick DeMarinis, Judge Here Comes the Roar by Dave Shaw Marly Swick, Judge Let’s Do by Rebecca Meacham Jonis Agee, Judge What Are You Afraid Of? by Michael Hyde Sharon Oard Warner, Judge Body Language by Kelly Magee Dan Chaon, Judge Wonderful Girl by Aimee La Brie Bill Roorbach, Judge Last Known Position by James Mathews Tom Franklin, Judge Irish Girl by Tim Johnston Janet Peery, Judge A Bright Soothing Noise by Peter Brown Josip Novakovich, Judge Out of Time by Geoff Schmidt Ben Marcus, Judge Venus in the Afternoon by Tehila Lieberman Miroslav Penkov, Judge IN THESE TIMES THE HOME IS A TIRED PLACE 2013 WINNER, KATHERINE ANNE PORTER PRIZE IN SHORT FICTION University of North Texas Press Denton, Texas JESSICA HOLLANDER STORIES ©2013 Jessica Hollander All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Permissions: University of North Texas Press 1155 Union Circle #311336 Denton, TX 76203-5017 The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, z39.48.1984. Binding materials have been chosen for durability. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hollander, Jessica, 1982– author. [Short stories. Selections] In these times the home is a tired place : stories / by Jessica Hollander.—First edition. pages cm—(Number 12 in the Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction) Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction, 2013 ISBN 978-1-57441-523-0 (pbk. : alk. paper)—ISBN 978-1-57441-538-4 (ebook) 1. Young women—Fiction. I.Title. II. Series: Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction series ; no. 12. PS3608.O484554A6 2013 813'.6—dc23 2013028386 In These Times the Home Is a Tired Place is Number 12 in the Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction Series. This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual events or establishments or to persons living or dead is unintentional. The electronic edition of this book was made possible by the support of the Vick Family Foundation. Cover and text design by Rose Design To Richard, an expert at combatting exhaustion ...