I.
Samson and Delilah and the Kids
Against Joie de Vivre
Art of the Creep
A Nonsmoker with a Smoker
What Happened to the Personal Essay
II.
Never Live Above Your Landlord
Revisionist Nuptials
Anticipation of La Notte: The "Heroic" Age of Moviegoing
Modern Friendships
A Passion for Waiting
III.
Chekhov for Children
On Shaving a Beard
Only Make Believe: Some Observations on Architectural Language
Houston Hide-and-Seek
Carlos: Evening in the City of Friends
IV.
Upstairs Neighbors
Waiting for the Book to Come Out
Reflections on Subletting
Suicide of a Schoolteacher