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Some of these stories have the conciseness and universality of parables. They do not moralise; but by being deeply and personally imaginative they make the rader think about the strange recesses of his own moral nature.¿ from the Foreword by Brendan Kennelly A collection of 62 new stories and anecdotes by one of Columba¿s most popular and prolific authors.

Introduction	p. 7
Latin American Days
Eccentrics All	p. 9
The Wall	p. 15
Beyond Tears	p. 16
The Least of These	p. 19
The Pelican	p. 22
The Dig Out	p. 24
A Curious Sighting	p. 28
Death, Where Is Thy Sting? I	p. 31
Death, Where Is Thy Sting? II	p. 32
Death, Where Is Thy Sting? Ill	p. 34
Angry Fish	p. 35
Home Thoughts from Abroad	p. 38
Not Our World	p. 41
A Lesson in Love	p. 45
Candy for the Kids	p. 47
African Days
God Is a Catholic	p. 52
Music and Dissonance	p. 59
Stella	p. 63
Moonstruck	p. 67
The Sun Sets	p. 69
Discovery	p. 76
The Vulture	p. 80
Heart in Hand	p. 82
It's the Tears of Things	p. 88
An Unfortunate Error	p. 94
The Cotton Tree	p. 97
Shark	p. 100
Good News	p. 102
Saving the Fish from Drowning	p. 104
Christopher, I Owe You	p. 105
Land of Neutral Faces	p. 107
Avonree Days
The Hedgehog	p. 111
Jerusalem, Jerusalem	p. 114
Interlude	p. 118
Dads' Army	p. 120
So Passes Worldly Glory	p. 124
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The Miracle	p. 133
Nostalgia	p. 135
Little Unremembered Acts	p. 140
The Road Less Travelled	p. 142
A Near Thing	p. 147
Waiting for Kathleen	p. 148
Incident by the Somme	p. 155
Out of this World	p. 158
Weaver of Yarns	p. 161
Pity Beyond All Telling	p. 164
Other Days
Callers	p. 178
Daddy, Daddy	p. 181
Rachel	p. 185
A Dire Decision	p. 187
Go Not Gently	p. 188
Phew!	p. 190
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In Search of José Marins	p. 207
Rendezvous	p. 208
Tomorrow is Another Day	p. 210
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Pity Beyond All Telling

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