Now that you mention it, Jay, the de Lint felt a lot like Gaiman's Sandman stuff. And while I really really liked what he had to say about art and writing at the end, it just felt tacked on.

I'm looking at buying Ray's collection as soon as I get caught up on my other reading!

I need to try "Jack Daw" again later, when I have an hour or two to spare and rest my head every few paragraphs...