Everything, Then and Since — Michael Parker

Whether ferrying slowly across an eastern Naorth Carolina river or reaching out to touch a train that' s not about to stop, the wanderers in these stories yearn for what they can' t quite grasp. It might be what they' ve left behind or what lies ahead, but whatever it is, it won' t leave them alone. Regret and marvel, trouble and love -- it' s Everything, Then and Since.