LOVE’S LONG LINE
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Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Epigraph
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PART ONE: SPARKS AND LIVE WIRES
A BOY’S GRIEF
WHY I DIDN’T GO TO THE FIREHOUSE
FOR ROXANE GAY: NOTES FROM A FORGIVING HEART
PART TWO: HOLDING ONE END OF A LOVE
UPBRINGING
A FUR FOR ANNIE PEARL
I. ONE DAY
II. ANOTHER DAY
III. TODAY
CALLING ME BY MY NAME
WHITE SHIRTS
PART THREE: THERE ARE ONLY DAYS
TAIN IN THE RAIN
LETTER TO A NEWBORN MOTHER
PRECIOUS CARGO
THE PAYOFF LETTER
TONI MORRISON AND ME
TO WINTER WARMING
PART FOUR: THE REALM OF SPIRIT BARE
THE HOLY WEEK WALK
APRIL 1, PALM SUNDAY
APRIL 2, MONDAY
APRIL 3, TUESDAY
APRIL 4, WEDNESDAY
APRIL 5, MAUNDY THURSDAY
APRIL 6, GOOD FRIDAY
APRIL 7, HOLY SATURDAY
APRIL 8, EASTER SUNDAY
WHY I MUST DANCE LIKE TONY MANERO
SPIRITUAL JOURNEY MILE MARKER: ROB BELL, NYC
OPENING TO LOVE
OF FLESH AND SPIRIT
A FAITH OF PURE IMAGINATION
HONORING AUTUMN: A DERVISH ESSAY
CODA
SPEAKING WITH MY MOTHER NOW
21ST CENTURY ESSAYS: David Lazar and Patrick Madden, Series Editors