Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-291) and index.
The river: Synecdoche and the trout -- Time and tide on the Ocoee River -- Vortex -- Only connect -- Grabbing the loop -- The city: The white tigers of Cincinnati -- To live and die in L.A. -- Reaction wood -- Superdove on 46th Street -- Before the fall -- The mountains: Pinhead secrets -- The keys to kingdom come -- Karl's sense of snow -- The trees cry out on Currawong Moor -- The big turn -- Eat of this flesh -- The heart: The swallow that hibernates underwater -- Trinket from Aru -- Bagpipes for Ed -- Point of attachment -- Voice part for a duet -- Love in the age of relativity -- Strawberries under ice