<i>El niño Demonstration Cross Country What If The Indians? Sleep Away Flip Turn</i> and <i>Music for the Dream</i> make up this collection of seven short stories. In them you will meet Nash and Joana who are considering having a child; Charm Palmé an aspiring journalist who wants to show a positive side of Oakland California; Merina Jordan who gets caught up in double romantic intrigue on her way from New York City to Los Angeles; Alura who speaks up for the first time in her high-school history class; Glori an adolescent who is coming of age; Blessine and Brick who are tempted to buy a houseboat and simplify their lives; and Naniki who lives on a hidden island in danger of being discovered. These characters stand ready to escort you through worlds of desire nostalgia and future possibilities.