Where You Are (Paperback)

Randy Kraft

ISBN 10: 0997379154 / ISBN 13: 9780997379150

Published by Maple 57 Press, 2025

About this Item

Paperback. Is where you are the last stop or the next step?These ten short stories explore the paths, and the inevitable detours, of later life - the loss and longing, unexpected passions and unfinished business, setbacks and second chances, that pave the way from where we have been to where we might yet be.A romantic resides with two brothers with big plans. Fifty years later, a first love defines a life. A marriage is put to the test when retirement plans go astray. A widow is aroused by a younger version of her husband. A scholar pens a blog to bemoan a failed romance. Lifelong secrets between old friends prove fatal. A long dead mother materializes as a bizarre vision. Revenge is the goal after a ghosted first date. At her husband's funeral, his wife reconsiders her marriage. A retiree forced to downsize faces outsider status among new neighbors. These true to life stories about modern elders reflect on the lives they have lived and what might come next as they face displacement, longing, latent aspirations, lost lovers and friends, and surprising desire, on the road ahead. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Where You Are (Paperback)
• Publisher: Maple 57 Press
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0997379154
• ISBN 13: 9780997379150
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Is where you are the last stop or the next step?

These ten short stories explore the paths, and the inevitable detours, of later life - the loss and longing, unexpected passions

and unfinished business, setbacks and second chances, that pave the way from where we have been to where we might yet be.

A romantic resides with two brothers with big plans. Fifty years later, a first love defines a life. A marriage is put to the test when retirement plans go astray. A widow is aroused by a younger version of her husband. A scholar pens a blog to bemoan a failed romance. Lifelong secrets between old friends prove fatal. A long dead mother materializes as a bizarre vision. Revenge is the goal after a ghosted first date. At her husband's funeral, his wife reconsiders her marriage. A retiree forced to downsize faces outsider status among new neighbors.

About the Author

Randy Kraft is a former journalist and marketing/communications professional dedicated to writing fiction. She is also a book reviewer and an occasional lecturer on literature. She has previously published three novels and a collection of stories. A second collection will be published October 2025. She holds a masters in writing and a bachelor's degree in English/literature.