• "The Windows of Brimnes: An American In Iceland" (Milkweed, 2007)
• "Playing the Black Piano" (Milkweed, 2004).
• "Eccentric Islands" (Milkweed, 2001).
• "Coming Home Crazy: An Alphabet of China Essays" (Milkweed, 2000).
• "The Dead Get By with Everything" (Milkweed, 1991).
• "The Heart Can Be Filled Anywhere On Earth" (Milkweed, 1996).
• "The Music of Failure" (Plains Press, 1986).
• "Boxelder Bug Variations: A Meditation on an Idea in Language and Music" (Milkweed, 1985).
