At their best these stories reflect what Robert Lowell refers to as #xE2;#xAC;#xDC;the grace of accuracy,#xE2;#xAC;" which might simply be a way of saying that the voice overall convinces at every turn. By voice I mean personality, and these quirky, surprising, sometimes arcane and visceral and big-hearted stories resonate in ways that keep me nodding. I love the risk of each story and how, in the midst of hilarity, a much more serious concern unfolds so that I#xE2;#xAC;"d find myself both laughing out loud and squeezing my heart dry simultaneously.