Spine title: The collected stories.

"These titles were previously published individually"--T.p. verso.

Reasons to live -- In a tub -- Tonight is a favor to Holly -- Celia is back -- Nashville gone to ashes -- San Francisco -- In the cemetery where Al Jolson is buried -- Beg, Sl Tog, Inc, Cont, Rep -- Going -- Pool night -- Three Popes walk into a bar -- The man in Bogota -- When it's human instead of when it's dog -- Why I'm here -- Breathing Jesus -- Today will be a quiet day -- At the gates of the animal kingdom -- Daylight come -- Harvest -- Most girl part of you -- Rapture of the deep -- Du Jour -- Murder -- Day I had everything -- To those of you who missed your connecting flights out of O'Hare -- And lead us not into Penn Station -- In the animal shelter -- At the gates of the animal kingdom -- Lady will have the slug Louie -- Under no moon -- Center -- Tom-Rock through the eels -- Rest of God -- Tumble home -- Weekend -- Church cancels cow -- Children's party -- Sportsman -- Housewife -- Annex -- New Lodger -- Tumble home -- Dog of the marriage -- Beach town -- Jesus is waiting -- The uninvited -- Reference #388475848-5 -- What were the white things? -- The dog of the marriage -- The afterlife -- Memoir -- Offertory.