New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book, a collection of 18 short short stories, described as "carefully crafted studies in whimsy and moments of truth - all of them prompt a smile. In the title story, the narrator receives a postcard from his best friend, written from beyond the grave; 'After I Won the Lottery'concerns a man who has trouble giving away his money; and '37 Years' is about a man whose doctor tells him he has only that exact number of years left to live and who brags about the heightened reality of his existence as a result." (Publisher's Weekly) x, 127 pp. ISBN: 0-394555015.