This volume adds dimensions to Rooms To Rent In The Relationship Hotels and More Rooms To Rent. There will always be more ways to look at relationships. In Still More Rooms To Rent we continue to examine the different ways that people relate to other people and even things. Affluence looks at such a relationship between a man and nicotine as well as societal differences. In Mayflower there is a look at the relationship between a plant and the earth. Judas Iscariot, My Love treats the subject of betrayal. The problems of intercultural relationships are examined in There It Is. As long as...

When Rooms To Rent In The Relationship Hotels was being prepared for publication, I realized that there were still many types of relationships that were not included. Some new aspects of relationships are included in More Rooms to Rent. How do people come together? What do they bring with themselves into a new relationship? What happens when people part? What does one person seek in another? As times change do people view relationships differently? In When I Met You, Love, the nature of mental illness, betrayal and forgiveness is examined. Cassandria opens up certain aspects of sexual...

We, that is you and me, are surrounded by and live with relationships. We have relationships with people-- parents, children, lovers, spouses, friends, co-workers and even people we meet casually on the highway. Some even have relationships with things, for example, food, sugar, cigarettes. In Gallows, one of the poems in this book, the relationship between a man and alcohol is described. A peek into the various aspects of relationships is what this small volume is about. What fosters relationships? What hurts them? What is the nature of the exchange between two people? All of us have known...

In Tapestry of Grief, Ruth Ann Allaire, portrays the devastating effects of grief on the psyche. All of us have experienced loss at some level. The response to this loss changes from person to person but on all there are effects. In the face of grief many are speechless, hence the phrase "There are no words." This volume attempts to relate the experience of grief in words which while not explaining may at least be descriptive of this experience. As time goes on the bitter, hot pain of first loss becomes shaded with continued observation of the psyche. A Year Later and Serenity are examples of...

Even More Rooms To Rent expands the horizons of this series of examinations of the different aspects of relationships. As we age and expand our horizons, the interior of our beings seeks new interactions with others, things, life and even death. The effect of lies is discussed in A Tankard of Doubt. Tariqua and Shari'a looks at different religious philosophies within the same faith. What do we see when meeting a prostitute? Poor Mountain, a lyrical ballad, displays a relationship with the earth, its Environment and a person who is a seeker. As we live we discover new, different and sometimes...

Usually, we have family portraits, snapshots, videos, movies and other pictorial displays of our relations. This book attempts to portray our family (near and dear, close and far) in words. There are also people who fit into our family not necessarily by blood but by heart, by shared experiences, by marriages and by lifetime associations. Sometimes our closest friends become "family." In this small volume, the author has attempted to bring a visual picture to the reader, sometimes by physical features and sometimes by the emotional bonds. Mitakuye Oyasin

Alcohol ruins many lives. Not just the addicts but also the many whose lives are intertwined with the alcoholic, This small book examines the problem from the eyes and heart of those who witness the destruction and despair caused by this addiction. Of course, there are many other addictions with equally devastating consequences but this study is primarily focused on alcohol. Many alcoholics have extraordinary talents and wonderful aspects to their personalities. Those associated stay in relationships with the addict for many reasons. One is hope. Hope that things will change, that by some...

Love may be the most misunderstood word in the English language. That in concept it is a conundrum is just as equally misunderstood. Who do we love? And then the questions, who, why, when, how? Did I love you when we married? Then why are we divorced now? Do I love my country? Or hot fudge sundaes? Are there degrees of love. Remember the Greeks had philia, brotherly love, eros, erotic love and agape, love in a general and complete sense. In today's world we often end conversations with "love ya." Does it have true meaning? This book examines the many aspects of love. Think of how you love and...

Most of us question certain aspects of life. What is my purpose? Why was I born? Why has God forsaken me? These questions may last a lifetime but usually for only the time that the question is presenting itself. A Quest is most often a much longer endeavor. The original question of "whence" may initiate the process but other quests present along the way? For me some questions (and/or quests) have been life-long . Is it better to be just or merciful? How does one love God? What is faith? Quests do not have to be religious. They might include cures for a certain disease, reducing smog in...