An anthology of the finalist entries to Grateful Steps' second annual short story contest.

The Cricket and Other Stories: Finalists from the Second Annual Grateful Steps Short Story Contest

Literature & Fiction

Spencer, Marci

Gaiser, Robin Russell

Williams, Evan

Tate, Robert

Heller, Gail

Sollazzo, Joe

Simms, Holly

Collins, Patricia Lynn

Conviser, Sam

Littleton, Harold

Short Stories & Anthologies

Grateful Steps

Robin Russell Gaiser became a Certified Music Practitioner after a career as a performing musician and teacher. As she learned how valuable music could be in easing patients' pain -- both physical and psychological -- she began to share her stories with friends and colleagues in music and medicine. This book is the result.

Musical Morphine: Transforming Pain One Note at a Time

Arts & Photography

Music

Pisgah Press LLC

In her new book, Open for Lunch, Robin Russell Gaiser writes of her encounters with a dozen strangers in casual lunch spots from upstate New York to Asheville, North Carolina. She began these encounters almost by chance when she invited someone in line with her at a Subway restaurant to share her table. But as she pursued such encounters over the years, she gradually became "the reporter reporting on myself. Soon the stunning stories of my lunch mates took me deeply into my own narrative." Open for Lunch speaks from the heart, both about the moving, fascinating stories of the people she meets, but also about herself. In the words of Lois McMahon, PhD, "Gaiser is a survivor who has overcome personal tragedy and found healing and the ability to reach out to others to share her wisdom and strength. This book holds invaluable lessons for us all about pain, suffering, redemption, forgiveness, healing and love."A former teacher and counselor, a singer and musician, Gaiser is a Certified Music Practitioner (CMP) who provides therapeutic music to the ill, the elderly, and the dying in hospital, nursing homes, and hospice settings. Her first book, Musical Morphine: Transforming Pain One Note at a Time, described her work in that field and was a finalist for the 2017 Best Book Awards in Alternative Medicine.

Open for Lunch

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Mental Health

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