THE PALE LIGHT OF SUNSET: SCATTERSHOTS AND HALLUCINATIONS IN AN IMAGINED LIFE

Contents

viii Contents Foreword   xi 1936 The Parlor   1 1941 The Shotgun   4   1942 Hornets 1   7 1943 Thanksgiving   13 1944 Delivery Boy 1   17 1945 Delivery Boy 2   25 1946 Sometimes It Will Be Harder   30 1947 Hornets 2   33 1948 My Mother’s Coat   37 1949 Mean Rafe   41 1950 The Constable   50 1951 Tommy Hatfield 1   55 1952 Tiny Rooms   61 1953 The Train   63 1954 Saying Goodbye   69 1955 Booze Runner   78 Lee Maynard xi 1956 Dark Swimmer   93 1957 What Am I Doing Here? 1   101 1958 Accounting Class   103 1959 Final Exam   106 1960 Midnight Pub   109 1961 The Dude   112 1962 Whorehouse   116 1963 The Journal   118 1964 Portland in the Night   121 1965 Faggot   134 1966 Dying in San Francisco   143 1967 Helen 1   146 1968 Ruker and the Bikers   149 1969 Toy Beggar   165 1970 Reunion   171 1971 Horizon   177 1972 The Patience of Dead Men   178 1973 Low Rider   184 1974 The Buick   192 1975 The Typewriter   196 1976 Tommy Hatfield 2   199 1977 The Funeral of Cousin Elijah   202 1978 Ice   206 1979 When Will They Find Me Out?   211 1980 Hornets 3   213 1981 The Prayer Horse   215 1982 The Gift   221 1983 Lowenstein 1   234 1984 What Am I Doing Here? 2   237 1985 Scorpion   240 The Pale Light of Sunset x 1986 Dream World   250 1987 Helen 2   251 1988 Morning Prayer   252 1989 A Mark on the Wind   253 1990 The Button   254 1991 Boy on a River   256 1992 Arrow in the Light   258 1993 Lowenstein 2   272 1994 Peyote   273 1995 Belonging   276 1996 Lujan’s Place   277 1997 Dinner with Carmen   281 1998 A Finding in the Sky   290 1999 Arctic Circle   297 2000 Fantasy World   308 2001 Friendship   310 2002 A Death in the Mountains   312 2003 Where I’m From   318 2004 The Mountain   321 2005 Journal’s End   327 ...