Collection of White's annual Thanksgiving stories for NPR. They're lovely on the page, too. I didn't notice the Thanksgiving connection until I read the book flap, after finishing the book. I just gulped them down as lovely short stories, not noticing that Thanksgiving is mentioned in a few of them. ( )

Very sweet essays - not my favoite Bailey White book, but still lovely. ( )

Nothing with Strings is a collection of short stories written by NPR contributor Bailey White. These beautiful little stories are about people who can see the magic and mystery in everyday life. Where some see an elderly lady whose mind is slipping, Bailey White conjures a Thanksgiving picnic with a mysterious dancing girl. From a replica of a 1909 Sears catalog comes a black carriage with red stripes and a black and white prancy pony, a rose queen is discovered in a nursing home, and a lady wakes to find Richard Nixon cooking scrambled eggs in her kitchen. Squint your eyes a little and allow the lines of reality to blur and who knows what you could find between the pages of this book? ( )