Selected stories. In the garden of the North American martyrs -- Next door -- Hunters in the snow -- The liar -- Soldier's joy -- The rich brother -- Leviathan -- Desert breakdown -- Say yes -- Mortals -- Flyboys -- Sanity -- The other miller -- Two boys and a girl -- The chain -- Smorgasbord -- Lady's dream -- Powder -- The night in question -- Firelight -- Bullet in the brain -- New stories. That room -- Awaiting orders -- A white Bible -- Her dog -- A mature student -- The deposition -- Down to bone -- Nightingale -- The benefit of the doubt -- Deep kiss.