LEARNING TO FLY

This collection contains seven of Rachel Elizabeth Cole s touching short stories. In Fallen Leaves, a woman must come to terms with the bad blood between her dead husband s grandmother and herself. In Listen to the Rain, a young couple going through a rough patch struggles to find happiness. In Caring For Lily, a young mother wrestles with her decision to return to work. In For Good or For Bad, a dissatisfied wife must decide if she ll risk everything for her ex-boyfriend. In Is This Seat Taken?, two strangers connect briefly in a bus station. A woman cleaning out her dead mother s attic digs through old feelings about the adoption of her son and the woman she swore she d never be like in Boxes of Dust. And, in Miss Popularity, will a hallway encounter ruin a young teen girl s chances at her new school? Heartfelt, bittersweet, and poignant, these short stories explore the moments where we spread our fledgling wings, take that leap, and learn to fly._,