Non-Fiction Writing These events actually occured. The names of the partipants have been changed to protect their identity. John discovers late night grief when he is least expecting it. Turning on the lights would have saved him much trouble. Click Surprise! for the unfolding tragedy. John's aunt has been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. Click on Genieve to see what happened. In spite of things being really grim, John maintains a sense of humor. John and Morton were running buddies. Morton's older brother, Peter, was a bully. He was usually mean and arrogant. He took delight in humiliating others. Peter was picking on John about a project they had to do for Wood Shop. Click Wood Shop to see Peter get a little of what he has got coming to him. John and Don are at a pond in the sierra foothills. John repeatedly seeks verification of Don's warmth and gets angry when he is asked repeatedly is he is warm. Don is not as warm as he looks. Click on An Autumn Afternoon to see this series of events unfold. Terry, John, Mike and Nancy are in Terry's car. She is driving and John, sitting in the passenger seat, is bored. They are driving back to Sonora, following a line of cars, on Oakdale Road. When Terry brings her BMW to a stop, John makes a surprising observation concerning Terry's choice of places to stop her car. Click Train! to see his surprising response. John and Ray have been careening though life, from obstacle to obstacle, having an outrageously good time. They encounter single malt scotch whisky for the first time. They survive, though the results are predictable. Click Single Malt to see what happened. Alison was interested in the way Miwok Indians survived. How they ate, wove baskets and tanned leather (deer hides). Click Anticipation to see what happened when she and Ray moved. In 1982 the author ran from (I kid you not) Tuolumne Meadows to Yosemite Valley. A distance of 29.9 miles. I almost bit off more then I could chew. Click Summer of 1982 to see what we did.