Dealing with loss is one of the few experiences that does not get easier with practice. People are particularly sensitive to anything that jeopardizes their self-esteem or attachment needs. Loss hurts. Reactions vary, as these stories show, from the relatively optimistic to the pathological, all in the hope of returning to a state of stable equilibrium. Some struggles are overwhelming. During the big flood, Walter has to deal with concurrent and competing issues of loss. A natural disaster only magnifies the situation. Is the sandbag dike high enough? Strong enough? In which flood fight will...
Dealing with loss is one of the few experiences that does not get easier with practice. People are particularly sensitive to anything that jeopardizes...
Dan Kelley still wonders why his parents took him on a perilous journey across the uninhabited wilderness, when he was only four years old. He also wonders how, just a few miles from their apparent destination, they suddenly disappeared. With no family, Dan is forced to grow up in a dungeon-like orphanage in an isolated frontier outpost. Years later, circumstances surrounding this mystery resurface. Dan and his friends research clues only to end up with vague references regarding an incident that took place more than twenty years before. The group decides to undertake their own dangerous...
Dan Kelley still wonders why his parents took him on a perilous journey across the uninhabited wilderness, when he was only four years old. He also wo...
In the late 1960's, a young man returns to his childhood home and is confronted with something odd. He begins to suspect his earlier recollections and feelings are either idealized or may have never existed. His story is an exploration of the philosophical and psychological effects of leaving home, returning home, and coping with change.
In the late 1960's, a young man returns to his childhood home and is confronted with something odd. He begins to suspect his earlier recollections and...
