Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Story Begins -- 2. A Wonderful Time -- 3. Keeping House -- 4. Difficult Adjustments -- 5. The American Mercury Adventure -- 6. Plans, Pressures, and Expectations -- 7. Unexpected Interruptions -- 8. Pieces of the Puzzle -- 9. One Story Ends and Another Begins -- Conclusion -- A List of Winifred Sanford's Publications -- A List of Winifred Sanford's Unpublished Stories and Novels -- Appendix A: Letters Exchanged Between Winifred Sanford and the Editors of The American Mercury -- Appendix B: Lagniappe: Two Unpublished Stories by Winifred Sanford -- Appendix C: Two Nonfiction Articles for Writers -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.