In this thought-provoking and critically acclaimed short story collection, fifteen diverse and distinguished writers explore the complexity and joy of friendship: Ray Bradbury, Tobias Wolff, Joyce Carol Oates, Richard Peck, Judith Ortiz-Cofer, Gish Jen, Toni Cade Bambara, Sandra Cisneros, Martha Brooks, Carson McCullers, John Updike, Louise Erdrich, Isabel Huggan, Tim O'Brian, and Maya Angelou.