“By the Time We Get to Arizona”

Title“By the Time We Get to Arizona”
Year for Search2014
AuthorsAshby, Madeline(b. 1983)
Secondary AuthorsFinn, Ed, and Cramer, Kathryn
Secondary TitleHieroglyph: Stories and Visions for a Better Society
Pagination74-94 with notes on 94-97
Date Published2014
PublisherWilliam Morrow
Place PublishedNew York
ISBN Number978-0-06-220469-1
KeywordsCanadian author, Female author, US author
Annotation

The story is set in and around a new town that straddles the border between Mexico and Arizona where some workers are welcomed on short term contracts for tech jobs that, if they prove themselves fit, can earn longer contracts and admission to the U.S. The story focuses on just what “fit” means.

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Author Note

The female author (b. 1983) immigrated from the U.S. to Canada in 2006

Full Text

2014 Ashby, Madeline (b. 1983). “By the Time We Get to Arizona.” Hieroglyph: Stories and Visions for a Better Society. Ed. Ed Finn and Kathryn Cramer (New York: William Morrow, 2014), 74-94 with notes on 94-97. NNU

The story is set in and around a new town that straddles the border between Mexico and Arizona where some workers are welcomed on short term contracts for tech jobs that, if they prove themselves fit, can earn longer contracts and admission to the U.S. The story focuses on just what “fit” means. The female author immigrated from the U.S. to Canada in 2006.