A Bright Soothing Noise

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2010 WINNER, KATHERINE ANNE PORTER PRIZE IN SHORT FICTION University of North Texas Press Denton, Texas P E T E R B R O W N S T O R I E S A Bright Soothing Noise ©2010 Peter Daniel Brown 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, Texas 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 Brown, Peter, 1956– A bright soothing noise : stories / by Peter Brown. — 1st ed. p. cm. — (Number 9 in the Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction series) “2010 Winner, Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction.” ISBN 978-1-57441-291-8 (pbk.) I. Title. II. Series: Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction series ; no. 9. PS3602.R72248B75 2010 813'.6—dc22 2010024012 A Bright Soothing Noise is Number 9 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. Text design by Carol Sawyer/Rose Design ...