Ralph Salisbury's stories are engaging and unique. He has a distinctive approach to assembling the elements of a narrative. The "facts" might be revealed directly, but they are more likely to emerge in small fragments of illumination, like pieces of a dream. The men Salisbury describes have been to war, and being "home"--in the States--is sometimes disorienting for them. Most of them think that they need a woman to help them get their bearings. High...