When we started swapping stories with each other, we realized our stories are poignant enough, interesting enough, and funny enough to share with others. That is how this book got started and ultimately came to fruition. Oddly, we are really very different in many aspects of our lives....

Like our own capillaries,tiny branches reach into the vacant space around them.Light – air – water – even snowsustain them.Their movements unobserved,they inch, surreptitious, into the air,curve toward the window,stare in at usas if to say,“How sadly self-contained you are.” ...

When we hear “Listen to this,” most of us are all ears. It is a good way to capture the attention of folks to whom we want to tell a story. That phrase holds the promise of hearing something interesting, or informative, or funny. As for the words “mostly true” as a part of the book’s title, we suspect that is the case with every story that is told....