The dog says how

122 Pages·2007·0.73 MB·English

by  Kling

the dog says how

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Photograph on page 181 by Mary Ludington.
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International Standard Book Numbers ISBN 13: 978-0-87351-599-3 (cloth) ISBN 10: 0-87351-599-4
(cloth) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kling, Kevin
The dog says how / Kevin Kling.
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ISBN-13: 978-0-87351-599-3 (alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-87351-599-4 (alk. paper) E-book ISBN: 978-0-
87351-669-3
1. Kling, Kevin, 1957– 2. Dramatists, American—21st century—Biography.
3. Essays. I. Title.
PS3561.L497Z46 2007
812'.54—dc22
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2007023557
for Mary
the dog says how
on a motorbike
accident
md carnival
dogs
beaver in a box
larry
taxidermy
lightning
daddyland
dad’s day
view from the card table
drive-in
mom’s purse
snow day
marching band
nutcracker
circus
czech
fear
“dick”
perception
australia
my brother’s bachelor party
if it’s morphine it must be august
prayer
the gift
racing toward solace
rio
the dog says how
acknowledgments
the dog says how