Part I of this collection are stories written just after the author's (brief) stint at Cornell University -- (with the exception of 'Execution', which was written much later). 'They are presented in chronological order as best I can remember and are of such diverse styles as to seem to resist even the simple act of collating them into a book in any other logical manner. Suffice it to say this was a period of experimentation in many ways. The attentive reader will be easily able to comprehend the reasons that the styles are so diverse. Part II are more modern stories composed mostly as short pieces presented first on blogs and social media.