More of This World or Maybe Another is a collection of award-winning short fiction about four outsiders whose unruly lives intersect on the back streets of New Orleans from writer Barb Johnson. Funny and haunting by turns, Johnson's unforgettable characters are driven by something fragile and irresistible, a sputtering drive to love and be loved, in these "stunning stories . . . the kind that reveal, enlarge, and make living seem worth the trouble." (Dorothy Allison)

As parents, we make every effort keeping our children safe from harm. The love we feel toward each child is unlike any love we have ever felt. We want the best for him/her and would do anything in our power to help each child succeed in life. What if, while believing we were making every effort in keeping our child safe and healthy, we were actually placing him/her at risk of being harmed? What if, the harm was caused by the very substance that was created to protect our child? In 1991, at the age of 22 months, Heather Moore, became that 1, out of every 110,000 children, who experienced a...