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The individual works in The Acorn Stories.In the West Texas town of Acorn, the sky is always falling! Details about the stories follow.
"Acorn": When we arrive at the fictional West Texas town of Acorn, the narrative keeps shifting between Regina and Dirk, who both seek control over their relationship. "Flip, Turn": A different scene from the narrator's amusing but unproductive life comes to him every time he turns to swim in the opposite direction. "Keeping A Secret": A little boy wants to shield his mother and his little brother from a dangerous situation. "Survival": A young teacher clashes with his school's emphasis of uniformity over diversity and sports over academics. "Paying The Rent": In this politically incorrect tale, an inarticulate young man hopes to marry a rich woman so he can pay the rent, but he finds her repulsive. "Morgana Le Fay": A widow finds her new romance disrupted by her Siamese cat's strange behavior. "Your Daughter": Gretchen's approach to raising a daughter and maintaining a marriage requires ignoring problems and carefully orchestrating conversations. "Knock": A father sees his daughter abandon her Mexican heritage, and he now fears other types of abandonment. "Come With Me": The conflictive influence of her overbearing sister and her supportive husband forces Becky to re-evaluate her ambitions. "Dead Enough": Farcical look at English departments, tabloid TV, the publishing industry, and America's superstar culture. "Mae": Standing by her husband's grave, an elderly woman looks back at the joys and challenges of marriage and motherhood. "Timothy Fast": In this satirical retelling of the Faustian myth, a Jewish businessman finds himself pulled into small-town politics. "Mirrors: A Blackmail Letter": The owner of an art gallery becomes the target of a "family values" witch-hunt, spear-headed by Acorn's closeted ("ex-gay") mayor. "Echoes": A time of unexpected changes for Becky and her husband. "Oak": Julie Briggs can only talk to her mother by leaving messages on her answering machine, but she refuses to give up her voice. "Acorn Pie": An unusual weekend in the life of an unusual town.
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