Stone Arabia

172 Pages·2011·0.76 MB·English

by  Spiotta Dana

Also by Dana Spiotta
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For clem coleman
The beauty for which I aim needs little to appear—
unbelievably little. Anyplace—the most destitute—is good
enough for it.
Jean Dubuffet, Landscaped Tables,
Landscapes of the Mind, Stones of Philosophy

I just wanna stay in the garage all night.
“Garageland,” the Clash,
written by Mick Jones and Joe Strummer
STONE
ARABIA
Contents

Chapter 1: The Chronicles
Chapter 2: The Counterchronicles
Chapter 3: December 31, 2003– January 1, 2004
Chapter 4: January 2, 2004
Chapter 5: January 3, 2004
Chapter 6: February 9
Chapter 7: February 10
Chapter 8: February 14–15
Chapter 9: February 17 and 18
Chapter 10: February 20
Chapter 11: February 21
Chapter 12: Sometime in March
Chapter 13: My Fragile Border Moments Breaking Events
Chapter 14: Fragile Border Moment #1 Breaking Event #1
Chapter 15: Breaking Event #2
Chapter 16: Breaking Event #3
Chapter 17: Breaking Event #4
Chapter 18: April 2–14, 2004