In the sixteen short stories and profound essays that comprise Naming Ceremony, Chip Livingston examines the worlds we create for ourselv...

---I was born under a bad signpost, says Foxtrot Wainscot Hottentot III. ---I was stolen from bypasses, says Puckerscruff of the urchins...

There are places that exude an atmosphere of casual sensuality that can be felt, smelled, and tasted. The residents of such places absorb...