Columbia, University of Missouri Press, (1992.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's first book a collection of short stories with settings ranging from the Southwest to the islands of the South Pacific. Cover praise from Charles Johnson who calls these 'big-hearted generous stories [which] celebrate the mysteries of everyday American life with clear-headed wisdom, humor and compassion.' SIGNED on the title page. 146 pp. ISBN: 0-8262-08231.