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acknowledgments “The Ease of Living” first appeared in Colorado Review and has been reprinted in New Stories from the South: The Year’s Best, 2008. “Afternoon Tea” first appeared in Notre Dame Review and is reprinted in Notre Dame Review: The First Ten Years. “Pan Is Dead” first appeared in the Chattahoochee Review. “Push” first appeared in the Southern Review. “Boogiemen” first appeared in Notre Dame Review. “Dance for Me” first appeared in Southwest Review and is reprinted in Best African American Fiction 2009. “Girl of Wisdom” first appeared in Kenyon Review. “Some Other Kind of Happiness” first appeared in North American Review. “Held” first appeared in Red Rock Review. “Yearn” first appeared in African American Review. This page intentionally left blank [3.140.242.165] Project MUSE (2024-04-25 13:46 GMT) At-Risk ...

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