title: Fog and Other Stories
author:  Laury A. Egan 
description: &quot;I found myself stopping after each story and grazing on the beauty of words and the strong characters. Each story kept gathering strength . Egan loves her characters, their humanity shining through, creating each with an honesty and emotion that infuses the plots with a truth held dear.&quot; --R. D. Hartwell<br /><br />&quot;Choosing favorites from among these stories is not easily done, at least not by me. These really are terrific--Egan's insight into character is a continuing pleasure, the language limpid and smooth, the plot twists startle yet feel so right.&quot; --Pat Cooper<br /><br />&quot;Egan's book contains some of the finest short stories I've read in years. She has a unique gift for characterization. There are at least a dozen &quot;people&quot; you'll meet whom you won't forget -- they'll haunt you for weeks to come, if not longer. Don't pass this one up.&quot; --Karla Linn Merrifield
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  # Fields’ Guide to Fog
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Julie Mulhern
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  #### J & M PRESS
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2019 by Julie Mulhern
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
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  # Acknowledgments
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Thanks to Gretchen Archer, who joins me for virtual coffee and talks me off
  ledges, and Sally Berneathy, who wonders how I graduated college without
  understanding commas.
  
  
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  And to Rachel, thank you for your guidance.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](chapter-001.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 2](chapter-002.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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