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In this article, the author shares her experience with her Jewish friend Judy Ann Smith; and their experiences when they lived together on the eighth floor of Johnson Hall.

The author focuses on concerns over a genre of fiction novels supposedly introduced by American author Harper Lee with her novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," citing that the genre represents a white American as a hero/heroine, and compares her life with a character of Lee's book "Go Set a Watchman."

The article presents a reprint of the article "Soldier Son," by Janet Burroway published in the winter 1998 issue of the periodical "New Letters," which presented the author's views regarding her relationship with her son. The author's son Tim Burroway is a soldier and a member of the Young Republicans, the National Rifle Association and the United States Army Reserve. According to her, Tim has undergone a drastic transformation from being a radical anarchist to a responsible husband and father. There were very few quarrels between the author and her son. During such conflicts, Tim would hold back and calmly stand his ground.

This essay presents insights about creative writing professor and writer Robert Olen Butler. Butler's background is in theater where he trained in both acting and interpretation, "Boot Camp" is the first chapter in "From Where You Dream: the Process of Writing Fiction." Butler's lectures are delivered from half a dozen 3" x 5" cards which he almost picks from random.

This article presents author's feelings after the death of his son. It is half a year since my son's suicide. Timothy Alan Eysselinck, 40, captain, Ranger, father, hunter, contractor overseeing mine removal in Iraq, Republican, idealist, perfectionist, gun nut, my firstborn, my baby. That it takes many forms, few of them a stark refusal of the facts. My daughter-in-law, a literal halfway round the world, her own voice blank with shock, said, "Tim has shot himself" and I replied, "How badly is he hurt?" I saw him hunting on a game reserve near their home in Namibia. I remember that my first image was of a bullet hole in his foot. I remember that in this image the foot was, absurdly, wearing a sock.

Discusses various art forms. Popularity of the pop art; Distinction between high and low art; Features of Chinese art.

The article presents a quote from author Janet Burroway pointing out her appreciation for her body in spite of its wrinkles and other flaws.