Bensusan's stories recall a lost way of life among the towns and villages in the area, and along the local coastline and marshland.

Traditional local aboriginal stories recall hunting and fishing on land that once extended past Green Island during a time of lower sea levels.

The story recalls the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920's through the experiences of a contemporary young black woman searching for her family's roots.

A Checkered Demon told stories and others recalled the Screaming Mimis.

The story is set in contemporary time in the Asuka area and recalls the ancient history of the place.

The story recalls a group of young monotheists escaping from persecution within a cave and emerging hundreds of years later.

The stories recalled are encoded for errors that could be classified as distortions in memory.

A story recalled each Sunday at the plaza.

Each story recalls similar horrors, yet each story is singular.

Other stories in this volume specifically recall earlier fictions by Mr. Millhauser.