Table of Contents

Runt	1
Migration over Gruel	28
Christmas in Gruel	42
Soldiers in Gruel	60
Assurance	79
The Novels of Raymond Carver	98
Bluffs	114
The Opposite of Zero	125
Polish	141
Snipers	145
Lickers	149
Scotch and Dr Pepper	166
Shirts Against Skins	185
Soles in Gruel	202
Recovery	222
Slow Drink	240
What Attracts Us to Gruel	260
What If We Leave	280
John Cheever, Rest in Peace	297