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Catherynne M. Valente opens with “ The Sin of America“, which expands on the “sin eater” concept in purposefully American fashion, with a bit of the vibe of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” to boot. American fashion here is repre­sented by a clichéd upper Midwest diner and way too much food (though it seems to change each month). Ruby-Rose has been treated poorly (by men and the economy) – could her consumption of “America’s” sins also suggest the dispropor­tionate burden victims are made to bear? She has been chosen to eat our collective sin, in the form of an obscenely huge diner meal. As she eats, we hear her story: single mother, dance teacher until her feet gave out, had her chance to do something bigger taken from her by the man who got her pregnant… and we hear the stories of some of the other people in the diner, and their sins (and virtues), and hints of some terrible crimes. The characterizations are acute, and the weight of collective guilt build

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