Dis Mem Ber and Other Stories of Mystery and Suspense

by Joyce Carol Oates

  Ladies and gentlemen, we are now prepared to take off. We thank you for choosing North American Airways. Settle back in your seats, take a deep breath, and enjoy our friendly skies!

  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

  “DIS MEM BER” originally appeared in Boulevard (2016).

  “The Crawl Space” originally appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine (2016).

  “Heartbreak” originally appeared in Taking Aim, edited by Michael Cart (HarperCollins, 2015).

  “The Drowned Girl” originally appeared in Boulevard (2016).

  “The Situations” originally appeared in Vice (2016).

  “Great Blue Heron” originally appeared in Black Feather: Bird Horror, edited by Ellen Datlow (Pegasus, 2017).

  “Welcome to Friendly Skies!” originally appeared in Idaho Review (2017).