includes more than 100 true stories with 50% memoir, including the author's more than a decade of experiences with people, places and things in East Africa and the United States. Patty Huston-Holm, a seasoned journalist and public relations professional, imparts humorous and poignant experiences from discovering a rat in her toilet to the realization of personal pain from sexual abuse and shares interviews with a high school friend's time in Vietnam and a new acquaintance's struggle with an incurable disease. This book is designed to inspire readers to craft their own stories while learning about those of others.