e that presents us with countless opportunities to learn, grow, and discover new things. Embracing this journey with an open mind and a willingness to embrace change is the key to unlocking your full potential and living a truly fulfilling life. Traversing Life, the 2023 Guilden Pen anthology from the San Diego Editors and Writers Guild highlights forty-five works by thirty-nine talented writers. Each essay, short story, poem, or memoir will delight the reader as the writers explore, explain, and have fun with those ever-evolving trips we all take as we traverse life.