Shirley Ann Parker

Between the Spaces of a Writer's Life Shirley Ann Parker

Between the Spaces of A Writer's Life collects just some of the author's personal reflections on the everyday human condition, as she has observed and participated in it.

• The author has tried to retain a sense of humor where it is appropriate! Humor is what keeps most of us going. However, you will recognize those individuals who lie around like rocks, either expecting to be waited on hand and foot, or using their arrogance to annoy and bully others.
• Expect nods and chuckles as you recognize the same experiences in your own life or the lives of family members and friends.
• In the middle of it all, we deal with the ongoing maintenance chores of life, and push back when someone does not give the proper service, or worse, starts to act as if he/she owns us.
• It's our job to pay attention, to throw up an arm in our own defense, and to step in and fight for others where there is any hope of not making things worse for them. Even then, we are obligated to speak up or act in some way on their behalf. The smallest kind gesture can lift their spirits and give them the courage to go on.

Life is full of challenges and frustrations to be resolved. As the author says, "I'm not a Pollyanna and know that sometimes we must wait for karma to catch up with the offenders. Retribution is the first law of the universe, after all. And should you have reason not to believe this now, stick around!"
 
Table of Contents
 
Introduction

A Lone Voice Does Make a Difference

Camping in the Uinta Mountains

Old Age? We'd Better Start It Young!

It Isn't Too Late to Make a Change

Defeating the Tyranny of the Telephone

The Butterfly

The Express Checkout

Someday My Ship Will Come In

Doing It Right No Longer Seems to Matter

Of Tents and Thistles and Things

Mom, My Shoes Are Still in the River

When the Whole World Wants You Awake

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