A collection of stories and journals by a writer whose underground reputation has become legendary since her first book, SHELTERED LIFE, appeared in 1975, and whose most recent book, RHODE ISLAND RED, was published by Serpent's Tail in 1997. Like the music her characters listen to or sing, Charlotte Carter's writing may be lyrical or funky, or melancholic and bittersweet. She's always wry and economical. Her touch is delicate and tough, as...