All new work by the justly celebrated Clarence Major. Stories of aspiration, thriving and authentic lives set in California's Bay Area. A few examples: A frustrated married woman searching for happiness online and at conferences. A reporter from San Francisco goes to Rome to interview the widow of a world-famous deceased American novelist. A young woman goes on a date with a young man just to teach him a lesson. In a San Francisco boarding house, a man is the bane of everyone's existence. Two children are disappointed when their mother marries while they are away visiting their father. A dilettante throws parties everybody loves. A communist from France becomes paranoid when the man she is dating might be spying on her.A frustrated married woman searching for happiness online and at conferences; A reporter from San Francisco goes to Rome to interview the widow of a world-famous deceased American novelist; In a San Francisco boarding house, a man is the bane of everyone's existence; and ten others. Clarence Major is a major American voice, and this book shows, in the short story form, why he is.