The stories in this volume are in three sections. "Retirement Stories" are about senior citizens, such as a retiree prompted by a college survey to examine his past ("Mr. Maple's Good Life"), a retiree prompted to think about human connections after a chance meeting with "The Lady from Australia" and a retiree who sees a chance for revenge when the ex-boss who fired him moves next door ("New Neighbors").

"Left-Over Stories" are those I couldn't fit into Volume I. These include a story telling you how to make "Money," worth the price of the book alone, and a trilogy continuing the story of...