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Groups of letters make up words. Groups of words make up paragraphs. Groups of paragraphs make up pages. Groups of pages make up books. And books help to build imaginations. Sorry for the elementary-style lesson, but we wanted to illustrate how words mean so much to our imaginations. Without words, our imaginations would suffer migraines as they try to make sense of a jumble of letters and spaces. For example: beforeyougocrazytryingtofigureoutthismessofwhatevertakeabreathandsingasoothingsonginyourbraintoeaseyourimaginationwhohasdecidedtocrankupyourmigraine. See? Words need to look like words in order for us to process them through to our imaginations. And when our imaginations are sufficiently fed and built, they can take us anywhere. So, come on in and watch imaginations being built right before your eyes by some of the most talented authors on the planet. Authors include: Trisha Rickey, Ella St. John, Vanessa Orlando, Brenda Galloway Conway, Rebecca Evans, Michael Gigandet, Jay Goldin, Taria Karillion, Leslie Muzingo, Brian T. Sluga, Steve Putnam, Richard Risemberg, Joseph J. Salerno, Marlene Fabian Stiles, Fred Thornburg, Richard Vetere

Lolly Candolin gives her abusive father an ultimatum to quit drinking. In retaliation, he throws her aged cat off a levee and down into a mysterious gypsy camp. Searching for her pet, Lolly befriends the gypsies, outcasts scorned by the townspeople. When a local official is murdered, Lolly's father, the county prosecutor, seizes the chance to eliminate the gypsy menace once and for all. Lolly soon discovers the truth, creating a terrible dilemma. Revealing her evidence could save a man's life, but could also destroy her father's career and any hope of finally winning his approval.

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!

We should all have one-a special place where we get away from the world. A place where distractions are kept to a minimum, worries and cares are forgotten, and an endless cornucopia of imagination is ours for the taking. A place where we can open a book, open our minds, and be transported elsewhere.A reading place.And that place could be anywhere: a soft bed in the bedroom, a cozy chair in the den, a cushy window seat, a lawn chair on the back porch, a single seat in a private bathroom, or even a booth in a crowded and noisy restaurant. It really doesn't matter where we read, as long as our minds can close off the world and focus on the words.Please, get settled in your reading place, take a couple of deep breaths, open this book, and begin reading.Now...isn't that a great feeling?