A young girl reads the encyclopedia to her elderly neighbor, who is descending into dementia.
In a world defined by estrangement, where is communion to be found? The characters in This Is Salvaged , unmoored in turbulence, are searching fervently for meaning, through one another..
And, in the title story, an experimental artist takes on his most ambitious project yet: constructing a life-size ark according to the Bible\'s specifications.
One sister consumes the ashes of another.
A competitive sibling tries to rise above the drunken mess of her own life to become a loving aunt.
A pair of teenagers seek intimacy as phone-sex operators.
A young girl reads the encyclopedia to her elderly neighbor, who is descending into dementia
