Stories Through The Ages Baby Boomers Plus 2022

The Blizzard of ’78 by Diane Lavin: A reluctant mother facing her own demons must come to grips with the reality of a husband and daughter that she both loves and resents.Rounding Third by Elaine Thomas: An unwitting love triangle with her dead brother’s best friend and the young boy next door set the stage for a young woman ready to start a new stage of her life.    Mouth Sewn Shut by Mary Ellen Fox: As the only witness to the assault and abduction of her sister, Martha is under pressure to remember what happened.  Jimmy’s Swing by Emely Bennett: It is moving day from the family home and our heroine reminisces about her life with Jimmy while sitting on the swing he built for her. Rightful Magic by Carol Campbell: A midwife and healer of the 16th century, who is running away from home, performs a good deed in a neighboring town. When things appear to go wrong, she is accused of witchcraft by the people she tried to help.New Neighbors by Karen Ekstrom: It’s 1996, and a young environmental consultant is intrigued by the mysterious new tenants in the office next door. Something is up in the sleepy little town of Helena, Montana and she’s dying to find out what it might be. Waiting Room by Susan Evans: Henry and Lillis deal with the stress of waiting on the results of a biopsy while at the same time dealing with their two adult children. The successful daughter who has little time for them and the son who puts in the time but not the effort. The Blessings of Grasshoppers by Adele Evershed: The grasshoppers used as bait to fish become the food needed for survival when a virus rampages the world. The Outing by Alan Gartenhaus: A man gets up the courage to visit a gay bar. We don’t want to give the plot away, but the story made us chuckle at the end.     Between Heaven and Earth by Joanne Guidoccio: Frugalista, a superstar angel from the Depression era, reluctantly agrees to help boomer women and their older sisters deal with the after-effects of the 2008 recession. Curse of the Cane Man by Michael Jefferson: A newly hired detective investigates the disappearance of some local people. His inquiries turn up more than a simple tale of abduction.    An American in Paris by Rosemarie S. Perry: The author shares her eye-opening month-long trip through Europe in 1972 as a solo traveler. It makes you wonder, was I ever that young and naïve, and would I do it again? Migrations by C. E. Reynolds: A Vietnam veteran and Native American struggle as lonely outsiders in their own birthlands in this story set in the 1970s. A Night in a Rural Town by J. R. Reynolds: A man has car trouble in a rural area and must spend the night. From the moment he arrives he is treated to the friendliness of people in a small town. A Saturday Night by Gerald Ryan: A simpler time when kids played outside. A group of boys decide to 'go harvesting' from a Jewish sukkah, which puts them in danger from local gangs and on the radar of the local police.      Dodge City by Ann Worrel: A coming-of-age story about a young man who draws a low number in the Vietnam draft lottery. Rick receives conflicting advice from his family, his friends, and a former military man who tells him...’Don’t Go!’ What should he do?