Don and I were born on April 15, 1943, to Justin C. Converse and Hilda M. Converse of Springfield, Massachusetts. Our lives took different tracks after high school but we both started writing in our later years. This is an anthology of our short stories and a trip down memory lane. Some of the stories are based on real-life experiences and some are fiction but set in different periods of recent history. They all reflect the culture of our times. On December 13, 2023, we lost my brother Don to pancreatic cancer. This compendium is a tribute to his life —Al Converse