"Knowing the beauty of life, a gift, a home, holds the weapon of contentment, so never sway ..." In "Reaching for the Beauty and Facts of Life, " Betty Anderson shares her first compilation of free-verse poetry that encourages you to take a second look at the world in which we all live and embrace differences, fears, and loves of all humankind. With the hope that her poems will influence thinking and create new ideas within each of us, Anderson-a teacher who has always incorporated poetry into her classroom-not only challenges cultural biases and religious perspectives, but also provides...

"Knowing the beauty of life, a gift, a home, holds the weapon of contentment, so never sway ..." In "Reaching for the Beauty and Facts of Life, " Betty Anderson shares her first compilation of free-verse poetry that encourages you to take a second look at the world in which we all live and embrace differences, fears, and loves of all humankind. With the hope that her poems will influence thinking and create new ideas within each of us, Anderson-a teacher who has always incorporated poetry into her classroom-not only challenges cultural biases and religious perspectives, but also provides...

Last Chance is a book of short stories about ordinary people who must take the circumstances of their lives and decide what chances they are willing to deal with in order to survive. Lilly Mae must live with the past bravery of her mother-in-law and face her worst nightmare with her husband and their children in The Hallway. Rosemary, in Typewriter for Sale, must decide how to free herself and her children from an abusive situation. A lonely man and a bitter young boy take their chances as they share a park bench, where Charles realizes that maybe he did miss having a son in The Park Bench....