In 2010, "A Lie of the Mind" was revived in New York at the same time as Shepard's new play "Ages of the Moon" opened there. Reflecting on the two plays, Shepard said that the older play felt "awkward", adding, "All of the characters are in a fractured place, broken into pieces, and the pieces don't really fit together," while the newer play "is like a Porsche. It's sleek, it does exactly what you want it to do, and it can speed up but also shows off great brakes." The revival and the new play also coincided with the publication of Shepard's collection "Day out of Days: Stories". The book includes "short stories, poems and narrative sketches... that developed from dozens of leather-bound notebooks carried with him over the years."