Grateful acknowledgment is made to Simon & Schuster, Inc., for permission to reprint an excerpt from Gandhi: A Memoir by William Shirer. Copyright (c) 1979 by William Shirer.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-085777
ISBN 0-9638108-3-9
Initially printed and posted in the United States of America

To Patsy Sims—inspired teacher, intriguing storyteller, intrepid journalist.

Author's Note

Names in the following story have been changed, except for those already mentioned in the press.

Contents

1. [Bicycle Ride—Walden] 2. [Zapped!] 3. [The Joining] 4. [The Community] 5. [Bicycle Ride—Lenox] 6. [The Garden] 7. [Money Mantra] 8. [Fast Leader] 9. [Off The Map] 10. [Bicycle Ride—Utica] 11. [Displaced] 12. [Thwarted Escape] 13. [Breakdown] 14. [Bicycle Ride—St. Ignes] 15. [The Enchanted Taco] 16. [Ride To Heaven] 17. [On High] 18. [Where's My Tribe?] 19. [I'm Okay] 20. [The Last Supper] 21. [Bicycle Ride—The Continental Divide] [Epilogue]

Appendix A: [Excerpts From WOOF!] Appendix B: [Excerpts From "Welcome To Lakshmi"] Appendix C: [Excerpts From "Sophisticated Sexuality"] Appendix D: [Excerpts From Rama's Ads and Brochures]