Title: Short Stories (Ballad of the Flexible Bullet / Man Who Would Not Shake Hands)
Description: Contains:

 - Ballad of the Flexible Bullet
 - Man Who Would Not Shake Hands
Subjects: nested narrative, Novellas, alcoholism, anecdotes
Places: Manhattan, Bombay
People: Marsha, Meg, Paul, Jared Baker, Bellis, Miss Bellis, Jim Dohegan, Tim Hagen, Shirley Jackson, John Lockridge, Ross Lockridge, Marianne Moore, Janey Morrison, Sylvia Plath, Rackne, Andy Rivers, Gertrude Rulin, Jimmy Rulin, Mr. Rulin, Anne Sexton, Mert Strong, Jane Thorpe, Reg Thorpe, John Updike (1932-2009), Sam Vadar, Henry Wilson, Mrs. Wilson, Kate Younger, Wallah, Rosalie, David Adley, Peter Andrews, Darrel Baker, Henry Brower, Jason Davidson, Andrew French, Raymond Greer, George Gregson, Johannsen, Emlyn McCarron, George Oxley, Stevens, Jack Wilden