Dancing with the Octopus
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In Which I Enter Stage Left
In Which Charles Goes for a Burger
In Which Reality Hits
In Which Charles Smells Turkey
In Which I Learn God Is Dead
In Which I Wonder Where Dad Is
In Which Charles Reviews the News Headlines
In Which I Carry On
In Which Charles Grows Busy with His Social Life
In Which Eyes Prove to Be the Mirror of the Soul
In Which Charles Ponders the Meaning of Friendship
In Which We Cross the Pond
In Which Charles Conducts a Moral Inventory
In Which I Take off the Shades
In Which Charles Meets a Hot Chick
In Which Dad and I Convene Another Chautauqua
In Which I Take Mom Out for a Heart-to-Heart
In Which Charles Gets a Promotion
In Which I Ponder a Disorder of Nerves
In Which I Meet a Real Doctor of the Soul
In Which I Ponder the Meaning of Family Togetherness
In Which I Hear the Sleigh Bells Ring
In Which I Meet a Fishy Oracle
In Which I Reach a Tipping Point
In Which I Sense an Imaginary Creature
In Which I Put a Narrative to the Trauma
In Which the Octopus Is Rendered Real
In Which I Make a Grand Exit
In Which Mr. K Materializes
In Which I Review the Headlines
In Which I Fact-Check
In Which I Solve a Psychological Riddle
In Which Charles Generously Provides His Services
In Which I Contemplate a Stimulating Conversation
In Which I Chase Nickels
In Which I Assess an Algorithm of Risk
In Which I Return to the Cornhusker State
In Which I Drop In for a Surprise Visit
In Which I Consider What I Learned about Human Nature
In Which a Choice in the Road Is Taken
In Which I Play Hamlet
In Which I Meditate on Violence
Acknowledgments
A conversation with Debora Harding, author of Dancing with the Octopus
Author’s Note
A Note on the Author