NONFICTION - TABLE OF CONTENTS |
San Francisco as seen from the top of the De Young Museum - Pamela Pitt
NONFICTION - TABLE OF CONTENTS |
Stories about TransitionYou Can't Do That!
by Ed Brownson The author escapes a damaging doctrine and finds happiness following his own path. Dreams and Angels
by Marsha Michaels In this intimate personal essay, the author recounts a dark dream and an unexpected visit by an ‘angel,’ as she faces ongoing challenges coping with M.S. Challenges
by Cathy Fiorello A woman in her 80's recalls how conquering challenges in her earlier life led to a surprisingly delightful new life in a different city in her later years. Muse
by Denize Springer Witnessing her grandmother’s dramatic death as a young girl spurred the author to contemplate and enact old age. Fate and Acceptance and the Final Transition
by Mike Lambert An Old Salt’s determination to sail to Hawaii alone and without a life jacket, leaving his fate to the high seas, leaves the reader chuckling, yet thoughtful. Off to England. Back in a Week
by Vivien Zielin In her adventurous and carefree youth, the author whimsically applied for a job that, if she got it, would alter her life in anything but a whimsical way. Leaving Home
by Barbara Applegate A girl’s comfortable country life is upended when, at age eleven, her parents send her off to boarding school. Transitions
by Elsa Fernandez The narrator recalls caring for her dying partner during the pandemic. Navigating frustration, anger, and heartbreak, she finds a silver lining. A Sibling of My Own
by Mary Heldman An 11-year-old joyfully welcomes a younger brother whose presence transitions their family from “abnormal” to “normal” because it no longer has only one child. Rounding Third
by Pat Skala The narrator feels like a ballplayer who just slugged a homerun and looks forward to “a very slow stroll from third base to home plate.” Stories about Other TopicsThe Night I Met Dr. Zhivago
by Mary Noel Pepys When her flight is forced to set down in Siberia, the author can’t lift her luggage off the baggage conveyor. Then a mysterious Dr. Zhivago look-alike appears. I Love Lucy, Really
by Vera Jacobson The author humorously compares her reactions to experiences on a business trip to Lucy’s reactions to events in her show and finds her own reactions lacking. A Childhood
by Barbara Applegate During a very hot day in Mexico, the author learns about her father’s surprising and tragic life, and his motivations. Stealing Jobs
by Ed Brownson The author ponders his possible unkindness to a colleague as he caught on too quickly for the colleague’s liking, back in the early days of word processing. Back in Therapy
by Pat Skala An account of the author’s history of psychotherapy with an unexpected, emotional revelation by her dying mother. Vertical Divider
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