Preface / by Kim Stafford --
A story that could be true --
A message from the wanderer --
Traveling through the dark --
You reading this, be ready --
A ritual to read to each other --
The little ways that encourage good fortune --
A gesture toward an unfound Renaissance --
At the un-national monument along the Canadian border --
At the bomb testing site --
Watching the jet planes dive --
Explaining the big one --
"Shall we have that singing ... --
The concealment : Ishi, the last wild Indian --
For my young friends who are afraid --
At the grave of my brother : bomber pilot --
With Kit, age 7, at the beach --
The farm on the Great Plains --
At the Klamath berry festival --
Spirit of place : great blue heron --
The fish counter at Bonneville --
Starting with little things --
Climbing along the river --
Things I learned last week --
Reading with little sister : a recollection --
The animal that drank up sound --
Indian caves in the dry country --
Looking across the river --
"Are you Mr. William Stafford?" --