Michelle Wotowiec

Get lost A simple phrase with complicated meanings. Taken one way, it can be considered quite rude and derogatory. Taken another way-the way this book intends-it is an extraordinarily great directive. Writers desire to achieve that blissful sensation of being lost in the words, to find that the story has taken over and is writing itself, causing even the author to breathlessly wait to see what is going to happen next. Readers also want that level of consciousness where their real world departs, and the words on the page transport them to places unknown. The mere fact that you are reading this description shows that you, too, are seeking to lose yourself in the written word, to leave everyday life behind, to be elsewhere. You've come to the right place The authors featured in this anthology have crafted remarkable stories with the capability and the power to take you out of this world. So, buckle up, turn the page, and: GET LOST

There's something about looking at people in old photographs. Maybe it's their smile-or lack of a smile, maybe it's the look in their eyes, or maybe it's the way they're posed. If you look closely, you'll realize the photograph shows much more than just people. It is a microcosm of the time the picture was taken, a museum of their era, a depiction of their when. As our modern eyes stare into their historic eyes, something passes between us, not only from the picture to us, but from their time to our time. When the picture was taken, THEY had the modern eyes, THEY were up-to-date. In this age of digital pictures, what our legacy will be? A hundred years from now, will people stare at our pictures on device screens and wonder how we lived? The next time you take a picture appreciate what you are doing. Realize that pictures are so much more than pixels arranged into something coherent. They not only show who we are, they show WHEN WE ARE. Authors include: Kathleen Ratcliffe, Joseph L. Rose, Donald Macnow, Simeone Hanson, Dan Sullivan, Ronna L. Edelstein, Michelle Wotowiec, Mary Smith, Vanessa Orlando, J. E. Moore