Stories Through the Ages Baby Boomers Plus 2017 - Tapa blanda

1967 by Tony Concannan - A young boy has a decision to make—spend time with his father watching the Red Sox game or go with his friends to the movie—a seemingly inconsequential act like those we all face in our lives. For Brian the result is not what he expected and he might never recover from the, in his mind, wrong choice. THE MAGIC SEAMSTRESS by Nadia Greasley - Emily Shaw is anxious to leave her rural town of Adams, away from her mother and sister. She is nothing like them and is forced to endure her last prom dress fitting at the Magic Seamstress. FRANCIS by Dan Jorgensen - Francis is a whimsical look at life along the Northwestern seaboard. A fanciful relationship between a homeless man and his environment. WAITING FOR STEVEN SPIELBERG by Lisa Lebduska - This is a magnificent glimpse into the life of a would-be screen writer, Rachel, and her friend, Bobby, a laid-back chauffeur who provides a beautiful counterpoint to her intense outlook on life. IRONWORK by Susan Lowell - The author has created a darkly humorous tale of an artistic loner who deals with the absurdities of the world in his own unique way. It is 1999 and Rascoe is coming face to face with the millennium—or is he? FOUND AND LOST by Ernesto Marcos - A fascinating tale of a woman, whose pattern of behavior, unwittingly leads her into an impossible set of circumstances. This story has the supernatural overtones of an Edgar Allen Poe tale. CARTOONS by Suzanne Grieco Mattaboni - A poignant episode in a young woman’s life is described with strong emotion and a healthy dose of wry wit. PREJUDICE by Barbara Mujica - This is a very well written story about stereotypes and how we react to them. It is timely because of the setting and theme. MAN WANTED IN CHEYENNE by Richard McPherson - Jake is an aging wrangler, a modern day cowboy, expert in all manner of dealing with horses. When his working-ranch job is eliminated he finds the perfect job - but there is a catch. HOLDING HANDS WITH THE CLOCK by Richard Perreault - Cynthia is waiting for news from her doctor, news that will set the remainder of her life on either a path of hope or despair. She looks for ways to delay the inevitable truth, whatever it might be, as she reflects on a life that contains some regrets. HOW TO EAT RAW OYSTERS by Judy S. Richardson - It is the early 1960’s and Jenna wants to spend her 16th birthday with friends and a special trip to American Bandstand but her over-bearing father has other ideas. This is a great story told with humor and insight into a teenage girl and her family and a glimpse into family life in the 1960’s. IDENTIFICATION PLEASE by Alexandra Rochman - A woman reminisces about what life brings us and how we identify ourselves in various ways at different stages of the journey. Funny, honest and well written the passage from one phase of life to another always ends in the same place. LET’S GO by Elena Schacherl - Antonio is in a nursing home, but he is ready to return to his own place and cannot understand why no one will listen to him. He finally manages to escape, but what he discovers is much more—or maybe less—than what he expected. A fitting tribute to the frustrations of aging. AIR EAGLES by Ted Scott - Three best friends from high school were all good athletes and their group, the Air Eagles, an important part of their lives—but time has a way of changing relationships--altering beliefs and feelings. DEAR DAVE by Nancy Wick - A tender love story of two old friends who maintain a long distance relationship over an entire lifetime of moves, career changes, marriages, children and all of the episodes that make us human. CALL ME MR. GRUMP by Martha Worcester - Wonderful short story through the eyes of an elderly man who gets the reputation of being difficult; a trait that he doesn’t deny and, in fact, relishes.