The Middle Stories

Synopsis

Presents A Collection Of Short Stories That Deal With Dreams, Fantasy, And Surreal Aspects Of Life. The Princess And The Plumber -- Mermaid In The Jar -- The Miss And Sylvia And Sam -- The Woman Who Lived In A Shoe -- The Middleman To Elda -- The Fundamental Race -- The Littlest Dumpling -- The Favourite Monkey -- The Giant -- The Girl Who Was Blind All The Time -- The Moon Monologue -- The Party At Her Place, With Her Piano -- The Girl Who Planted Flowers -- Eleanor -- The Accident -- Mr. Jones's First Outing -- A Few Adventures Of The Young Fornicator -- What Changed -- Janis And Marcus -- The Raspberry Bush -- Frames From Christianity -- A Bench For Marianne And Todd -- The Poet And The Novelist As Roommates -- The Sort Of Woman Freeman Loved -- The Night Of Rory -- The Man From Out Of Town -- The Little Old Lady And The Little Old Man -- The House At The End Of The Lane -- Cows And Bread -- The Man With The Hat. Sheila Heti. Originally Published: Toronto : House Of Anansi Press, 2001.