To my dear friend Arlene Moscovitch kindred spirit and book sharer since third grade
CONTENTS I SUMMER 1952 QUESTIONS What Franny Knew 3 II AUTUMN 1952 CORRESPONDENCE The Note from Nowhere 13 What Fleabrain Knew 17 Franny’s Answer 20 Waiting 26 Other Things Fleabrain Knew 37 Believing 39 By the Light of the Moon 42 The Bookcase 44 The Vista from Alf’s Left Ear 50 Revenge Then Disaster 53 Last Words 56 Nothing Then Something 58 Sparky’s Finest 62 Nee-cheh 72
