Table of Contents
Author's Note ix
1 The Blue House 3
2 Rain Check 12
3 The Night in Question 16
4 The Ghost in You 23
5 It All Starts Somewhere 29
6 The Other Woman 38
7 Rites of Passage 41
8 How (Not) to Intern 46
9 Something New 58
10 Holiday Party Advice 66
11 Far from the Tree 74
12 The House of Many Felled Trees 81
13 Stories Are There for the Telling 87
14 Tyranny of Self 94
15 Choose Wisely 98
16 The Criers Get Nothing 107
17 Sometimes You Get Both Barrels 118
18 Gut Check 125
19 Liability 133
20 Ninety Days 138
21 SOS 143
22 Jelly Beans 151
23 The Experiment 155
24 The Water Has It Now 163
25 The Wake 168
26 His Second Act 185
27 Traces 193
28 The Upside of Getting Fired 198
29 Chatter 201
30 The Castle Without Its El Rey 205
31 If It's Not Getting Better, Consider the Alternative 209
32 Resentments 214
33 Sad Girl's Guide 220
34 A Glacier First Melts at the Edges 229
Things I Learned from David Carr: A List 235
Books I Read While Writing This Book 237
Acknowledgments 239