If I'd Known You Were Coming

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If I'd Known You Were Coming The John Simmons Short Fiction Award University of Iowa Press Iowa City Kate Milliken IfI'd Known You Were Coming University of Iowa Press, Iowa City 52242 Copyright © 2013 by Kate Milliken www.uiowapress.org Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. All reasonable steps have been taken to contact copyright holders of material used in this book. The publisher would be pleased to make suitable arrangements with any whom it has not been possible to reach. This is a work of fiction; any resemblance to actual events or persons is entirely coincidental. “Graceland” quote copyright © Paul Simon (BMI), all rights reserved, used by permission. The University of Iowa Press is a member of Green Press Initiative and is committed to preserving natural resources. Printed on acid-free paper isbn-13: 978-1-60938-201-8 isbn-10: 1-60938-201-3 lccn: 2013934860 for adam “She comes back to tell me she’s gone . . .” —paul simon, “Graceland” ...