Wrapping It Up

By Sandy Steinbach

This is my third and last book and mostly I wrote it because I like the sound of a “Trilogy.” This, along with Forty Bad Poems and Sandy Sez, makes a trilogy. It includes some of my presentable poems and talks I have written over the past year or two. And in all probability, this book would not have happened without the pandemic. Having never lived through a pandemic I was confused as was everyone else. Everything in my life that was scheduled and planned for and hoped for was suddenly cancelled And when they talked about helping the elderly I realized that is ME! I hate that. I decided! I am going to write that third book and to hell with all the scare and anger and confusion. So, this is it. I am wrapping it up! And I hope you enjoy my lack of seriousness.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Apr 29, 2020
• ISBN: 9781796099584

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Copyright © 2020 by Sandy Steinbach.

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Rev. date: 04/24/2020

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Contents

Preface

On Journaling

Encounter with a Bear

Monday Moaners

Time flies

Life Lessons I Learned from Leonard Leon

Tribute to Beverly Watson

The Doctor’s Waiting Room

Without Work

Depression

Wisdom Acquired Since Turning Twenty

Old Age Is Not for Sissies

Favorite Family Recipe: Baked Pineapple

Schizophrenia Then and Now

Lost and Found

The Pumpkin Patch

Lois Johnson’s Risqué Sauce

Marfa Lights

Live and Learn

The Blue Suitcase

Walking the Edmund Pettus Bridge

My Conversation with a Butterfly

Ambiguous Loss

I am dedicating this book to our four children: Stephen Trey, Cheryl, and Robert— now grown, of course. They taught Herb and me more than we wanted to know about parenting. They graciously tolerated our busy professional lives, behaved reasonably well during their adolescence, made life extremely fun and unpredictable, and grew into responsible, loving, generous adults. Trey had his own mission in life but was never not part of the loop.

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Preface

This is my third and last book, and mostly, I wrote it because I like the sound of a trilogy. This, along with Forty Bad Poems and Sandy Sez, makes a trilogy. It includes some of my presentable poems and talks I have written over the past year or two. And in all probability, this book would