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Letter to a stranger : essays to the ones who haunt us / edited by Colleen Kinder ; foreword by Leslie Jamison.

Kinder, Colleen, (editor.). Jamison, Leslie, 1983- (author of foreword.).

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"An anthology of short, intimate second-person essays by a diverse range of writers, each honoring a fleeting encounter with a stranger met while traveling that left a profound and lasting impact; with a foreword by bestselling author Leslie Jamison"-- Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9781643751245
  • ISBN: 1643751247
  • Physical Description: xix, 308 pages ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First Edition.
  • Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2021.

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Foreword / by Leslie Jamison -- Introduction / by Colleen Kinder -- SYMMETRY -- MYSTERY -- CHEMISTRY -- GRATITUDE -- WONDER -- REMORSE -- FAREWELL.

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Subject: Voyages and travels.
Memory.
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Genre: Essays.

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Letter to a Stranger : Essays to the Ones Who Haunt Us
Letter to a Stranger : Essays to the Ones Who Haunt Us
by Kinder, Colleen (Editor); Jamison, Leslie (Foreword by)
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Letter to a Stranger : Essays to the Ones Who Haunt Us

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Foreword   Leslie Jamisonp. xv
Introduction   Colleen Kinderp. 1
Symmetry
    To the Traveling Magician, Granada, Nicaragua   Leslie Jamisonp. 11
    To the Woman Who Found Me Crying Outside the Senate, Washington, DC   Rachel Swearingenp. 14
    To the Father Paused Under the Tree, Grand Canyon, Arizona   Anjali Sachdevap. 18
    To My Lost Trishaw Driver, Mandalay, Myanmar   Pico Iyerp. 21
    To the Child on the Plane, The Cascades, Oregon   Lia Purpurap. 25
    To My Arctic Vardøger, Pyramiden, Norway   Alexander Lumansp. 28
    To the Girl in the Tattoo Parlor, Dallas, Texas   Michelle Teap. 33
    To the Face in the Subway Glass, Berlin, Germany   Annie Schweikertp. 37
Mystery
    To the Loner at High Altitude, Tres Cruces, Peru   Elizabeth Kolbertp. 41
    To the First Responder After the Storm, New Orleans, Louisiana   David Parker Jr.p. 44
    To the Boy Who Climbed onto My Hammock, Mazunte, Mexico   Emily Matcharp. 49
    To the Man I Believe Was Good, Palermo, Italy   Lauren Groffp. 52
    To the Man Who Saw Cobras Dance, Auroville, India   Meera Subramanianp. 55
    To the Woman Who Wanted to Go Shoe Shopping, Xi'an, China   Vanessa Huap. 59
    To the Chatty Man Who Pierced the Quiet, Canaan, New Hampshire   Peter Ornerp. 63
    To the Boo Radley of My Childhood, Sydney, Australia   Madelaine Lucasp. 66
    To the Grandfather I Hardly Knew, Sicily Italy   Peter Turchip. 71
    To My Grandmother, c/o the Mush Hole, Tit Kanatáhere   Amber Meadow Adamsp. 75
Chemistry
    To the Girl at the Riverbend, Baker River, New Hampshire   Howard Axelrodp. 81
    To the Stranger in My Family, Bethesda, Maryland   Kiki Petrosinop. 85
    To the Man Who Spoke with His Hands, South China Sea   Ying Reinhardtp. 89
    To the Taxi Driver Who Looped Back to Get Me, Paris, France   Irina Reynp. 94
    To the Woman Whose Shoulder I Slept On, New York City to Boston   Naomi Gordon-Loehlp. 98
    To the Source Who Kept Changing Costume, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia   Keija Parssinenp. 103
    To the Father of the Baby with the Brain Freeze, Tucson, Arizona   Margo Steinesp. 109
    To the Inescapable Teacher, Parakou, Benin   Erica Cavanaghp. 113
    To the Gambler I Met in Jury Duty, Chinatown, New York City   Jenessa Abramsp. 118
    To the Stranger from the Silver Hour, Rocamadour, France   Colleen Kinderp. 123
Gratitude
    To the Pharmacist on Futong West Street, Beijing, China   Monet Patrice Thomasp. 133
    To the Woman Who Spared Me an Orange, Oaxaca, Mexico   Sarah Menkedickp. 136
    To the Driver I Followed, Interstate 40, North Carolina   Matthew Olzmannp. 139
    To the Man Who Sold Me Shoddy Film, Harar, Ethiopia   Meron Haderop. 142
    To Sandals Man, An airport terminal, Central China   Craig Modp. 145
    To the Driver Who Was Not Godfrey, Kampala, Uganda   Raksha Vasudevanp. 149
    To the Waiter Who Left Me a Tip, Beyoglu District, Istanbul Turkey   Michael Agrestap. 155
    To the Doctor I Never Thanked, Tarrytown, New York   Aria Beth Slossp. 160
    To the Woman Who Walked Beside Me, Yonkers, New York   Sarah Perryp. 165
    To the Drunk Mr. Flunchy, Avignon, France   Gregory Pardlop. 169
Wonder
    To the Seller of Breadcrumbs, Buenos Aires, Argentina   Cutter Woodp. 177
    To the Woman on the Park Bench, Central Park, New York City   Aviya KusÚerp. 181
    To My Steadfast Danish Soldier, Copenhagen, Denmark   Julie Lundep. 185
    To the Young German Horsewoman, Chosen to Help with Réttir, Óbyggdasetur Íslands, Iceland   Pam Houstonp. 189
    To the Lady of the Platform, New York, New York   Jacquelyn Mitchardp. 193
    To the Italian Whose Name I Lost, Florence, Italy   Julia Glassp. 197
    To the Traveler Who Hid Cash in Her Underwear, Rwanda-Tanzania border   Ted Conoverp. 202
    To the Lady of the Blackberries, Happy Camp, California   Kelly Ramseyp. 205
Remorse
    To the Logari Who Asked About the Sun, Logar Province, Afghanistan   Jamil Jan Kochaip. 213
    To the Roomful of Travelers Watching Reality TV, La Paz, Bolivia   Anna Vodickap. 217
    To Mario, 26-Year-Old Bestie to My 78-Year-Old Mom, Sunnyside, Washington   Faith Adielep. 222
    To the Son of the Victim, Santa Rosa, California   Sophie Haigneyp. 227
    To the Woman with the Restraining Order, Hoodsport, Washington   Meg Charltonp. 232
    To the Woman We Met Before the Flood, Pai, Thailand   Maggie Shipsteadp. 237
    To the Servant Girl Who Shared My Toys, Karachi, Pakistan   Sheba Karimp. 242
    To the Keeper of the Fawn, Chisago City, Minnesota   Sally Fransonp. 245
    To the Woman Harboring a Gringo, San Isidro del General, Costa Rica   Jesse Donaldsonp. 249
Farewell
    To the Poet Who Disappeared, Okinawa, Japan   Akemi JoÚsonp. 255
    To the Woman in the Earrings, Provincetown, Massachusetts   T Kira Maddenp. 258
    To the Protagonist of a Too-Short Story, US Route If, New York   Carlynn Houghtonp. 262
    To the Follower of Cheikh Bamba, Dakar, Senegal   Emmanuel Idumap. 265
    To the Father of the Lost Chilean Son, Chilean base, Antarctica   Carin Clevidencep. 269
    To the Man Who Had a Wife, Coshocton, Ohio   Rachel Yoderp. 274
    To the One Who Was Supposed to Get Away, Ko Pha Kgan, Thailand   Lavinia Spaldingp. 278
    To the Stranger My Doctor Heard All About, Portland, Oregon   Robin Rommp. 281
    To the Deliveryman Who Gave Me a Lift, Caracas, Venezuela   Lucas Mannp. 285
    To the Girl I Didn't Love on the Last Bus Home, Guanacaste, Costa Rica   Jeremy B. Jonesp. 288
Acknowledgmentsp. 293
About the Contributorsp. 297
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