title: The Hair Wreath and Other Stories
author:  Halli Villegas 
description: Halli Villegas is both a writer and a publisher. She has published two books of poetry, RED PROMISES (Guernica Editions, 2001) and IN THE SILENCE ABSENCE MAKES (Guernica Editions, 2004). Her chapbook, THE HUMAN CANNONBALL, appeared in October 2005 with Believe Your Own Press. Her work has appeared in numerous literary magazines and papers throughout Canada. She has taught creative writing workshops in Canada and the United States. She is the publisher of Tightrope Books. THE HAIR WREATH AND OTHER STORIES is her first short story collection.
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  The Jealousies of a Country Town
  
  
  [INTRODUCTION](The%20Jealousies%20of%20a%20Country%20Tow_split_001.html#filepos3788)
  
  
  [I. AN OLD
  MAID](The%20Jealousies%20of%20a%20Country%20Tow_split_002.html#filepos10857)
  
  
    
    
  [DEDICATION](The%20Jealousies%20of%20a%20Country%20Tow_split_002.html#filepos11100)  
    
  [CHAPTER I. ONE OF MANY CHEVALIERS DE
  VALOIS](The%20Jealousies%20of%20a%20Country%20Tow_split_002.html#filepos11610)  
    
  [CHAPTER II. SUSANNAH AND THE
  ELDERS](The%20Jealousies%20of%20a%20Country%20Tow_split_002.html#filepos34000)  
    
  [CHAPTER III.
  ATHANASE](The%20Jealousies%20of%20a%20Country%20Tow_split_002.html#filepos75490)  
    
  [CHAPTER IV. MADEMOISELLE
  CORMON](The%20Jealousies%20of%20a%20Country%20Tow_split_003.html#filepos96118)  
    
  [CHAPTER V. AN OLD MAID'S
  HOUSEHOLD](The%20Jealousies%20of%20a%20Country%20Tow_split_003.html#filepos142746)  
    
  [CHAPTER VI. FINAL DISAPPOINTMENT AND ITS FIRST
  
  
  RESULT  
    
  [CHAPTER VII. OTHE