Vistas and Byways Review - Fall 2025.
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A Place Where Stories Can Grow
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Stories about Time


Stories about Other Topics

Circle in Time
by Barbara Applegate
Sitting on the same bench on a UC campus many years later, the writer reflects on the paths she took in life.
Released
by Matt Ginsburg
"An hour ago I was a carefree, college-bound senior, preparing to say sayonara to my hick hometown and start life in the City.” And now?
Klau Pavilion
by Richard Marino
It’s 1970. A gay teenager is sent to a psychiatric unit for therapy. His mother cried in anguish. His reaction was different.
Me and Miss Brill
by Jackie Davis Martin
The writer reflects on her aging self, identifying with the portrayal of older characters throughout literature.
When Time Stood Still
by Pat Usner
A dramatic and vicarious experience, immediately engaging the reader in the terror and thrill of skydiving.
Editor's Note:   The names of first time contributors to Vistas & Byways are shown in red.
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Remembering Phil
by Cathy Fiorello
“I'm never gonna see this guy again. I was wrong, I saw him every day for the next 65 years." A story about a long, enduring marriage.
Memory
by MaryLee McNeal
A young child, who is watching her father engrossed in his reading, suddenly sees the power of the printed page.  
Destiny's Child
by Joan Westley
The breathtaking ins and outs, ups and downs, of adopting her Peruvian daughter. Is it fate, happenstance, or destiny?
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Vistas & Byways Review is the semiannual journal of creative writing and photography by members of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at San Francisco State University​.
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