No Definite Plans: Eleven Stories of Laughter, Love, Travel (Townsend 11, Vol 3)

By Townsend 11

The Townsend 11 collective of award-winning writers keeps the momentum going with eleven more stories of laughter, love, travel, and imagination.
The first volume, No Fixed Destination, engages readers with heartfelt memoirs and lessons learned. In the second volume, No Set Boundaries, the essays move from observation to reflection to action. The third volume, No Definite Plans, muses about routine events spun into chaos, draws wisdom from experience, and delves into novella-style fiction.
Jacqueline Yau gets things rolling as she musters up strength to control the call of nature while floating downriver through Peru's Amazon jungle. Barbara Robertson dashes off like Speed Racer in an animated day-in-a-life ride through California airports, press meetings, and a series of blunders. A surprise, free-spirited spectacle in a cathedral in France turns heads and gets Bill Zarchy thinking about paradise lost.
The contemplation continues with Jennifer Baljko wondering about the primal need for women to bond while at a bathhouse in Morocco. Dana Hill paints a tapestry of Midwestern scenes and sentimentalities that will resonate with anyone who has returned home. Carol Beddo considers the impact Ethiopia's emperor will have on her personal life. John Dalton and Larry Habegger unlock more mysteries by peeling back the emotional complexity of the after-trip effect and the inevitable passing of time, two themes which reflect back on all of us.
Marking Townsend 11's debut into fiction, Bonnie Smetts and Y.J. Zhu introduce Dr. Sarin, a doctor in India, and Li An, a widow in China, compelling characters who seek comfort, joy, and a new lease on life, while Jacqueline Collins narrates a modern fable showing the power language has to connect or disconnect people across generations.
If you like the adventures published in Travelers’ Tales, Lonely Planet, and other creative anthologies, you'll enjoy this bundle of thought-provoking stories. Townsend 11 aims to delight, entertain, amuse, and inspire readers of all ages.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Townsend 11
• Release date: Dec 9, 2011
• ISBN: 9781609520625

Townsend 11

Townsend 11 is a collective of eleven writers (including one who’s been living in Barcelona for several years) who meet monthly in a converted brick warehouse on Townsend Street in San Francisco. We are committed to sharing stories that enlighten, entertain, and inspire. Our work is an eclectic mix that has been widely published in major magazines, newspapers, and books, and has earned numerous awards. Now, in this age of e-books, we’re launching a series of works to engage you.

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