Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-222).
Don't bury me before I die: When terror wants to have its say -- From cover to uncover -- Turning 50 -- The body as metaphor and mirror -- No brakes -- Carrying weights -- Lies my mother told me: Slow down the hurry up -- The silent sanctuaries of shame -- Panic -- Say it with eggs -- Get out there and dance: Transcendental bodies -- Hangin' out -- Born to be wild -- Writing from the body -- Bear the body, bare the soul ... and let the dancing begin -- The language of the body is spoken here -- Dances of the heart -- Some body's left: Bodies in pain.