A Primer for "A Rose by any Other Name: An Alphabet of Tales About a Man and a Woman"

A is for Allison, I know this world is killing you...
B is for Brooklyn, re-born in a broken land...
C is for Charlotte, who weaves a wicked web...
D is for Dinah and the handsome man heating up her kitchen...
E is for Eve and her Hallowed Night...
F is for Fiona and her shining emeralds...
G is for Gabby who finally sees the new boy...
H is for Hannah who's not sure if she's coming or going...
I is for Ivy -- my how she hangs...
J is for Jane and for cliched letters...
K is for Kat who is the cat's meow...
L is for Lorraine, you don't want to cross her...
M is for Mary, all hail her...
N is for Nina and her Pinto and the Santa Ana winds...
O is for Olive who once was filled, but now is not...
P is for Paige and all those torn last pages...
Q is for Quinn who used to "play" doctor...
R is for Rose and for the one in her hair...
S is for Sally be she in a Mustang or a Buick...
T is for Tiffany who is not as blue as the box she came in...
U is for Ursula who got undressed...
W is for Wendy who doesn't mind waiting...
X is for Xena who never saw the TV show...
Y is for Yolie who wants to get out of here now...
Z is for Zora who gets to be the last girl...