Delving into the interior lives of an array of characters this collection of short storiesconveys the authors Texas roots with a New York twistproviding alook atAmericana with humor and poignancyThese stories provide a rich collection of unforgettable charactersa New York bishop artists an aspiring novelist the mother superior of a Catholic convent a drug addict a street drunk and apioneer blacksmiththe doomed and the blessed Set mostly in New York City this book provides acute portraits of contemporary culture
