Vistas & Byways Review - Fall 2020
  • Contents
    • In This Issue
    • Fiction
    • Nonfiction
    • Poetry
    • Bay Area Neighborhoods
    • Inside OLLI
  • About Us
  • Contributors
  • Submissions
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Bay Area Neighborhoods - Table of Contents
photo-essays of our region

COVID-19 - A Photo Journal
by Edward Lebowitz
The essayist begins, “Covid-19 shook my complacency. Things I took for granted became unobtainable,” and launches a colorful and amazing array of photographs.
Life in the Time of COVID-19
by Charlene Anderson
​​The essayist chronicles this new ‘era’ we’ve been thrust into where our houses suddenly seem tiny and Ocean Beach vast and unsettlingly empty.
From Sea Dreams to Shining Sea
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by Mike Lambert
A stunning display of photographs of artistically adorned steps and nearby plants, concluding with a spectacular view from the top.
San Francisco's Civic Center in Normal Times
by Vivien Zielin
​A colorful animal sculpture exhibit from the past to divert and uplift us in our present challenging times.
A Walk to Pacifica's Beach During COVID-19
by Karen Thompson
​Visiting and photographing sea stars, anemones and other denizens of tide pools has presented a “silver lining” for this photojournalist during Covid days.
A Pandemic View of My Neighborhood--
The Evolution of a Bear and a Window

by Tina Martin
​This unique gallery of photos chronicles the changes inside and outside this Comfort Bear’s house as the pandemic continues.
Murals During a Pandemic
by Pat Koren
​The photographer conducts a Mission District tour where, during the pandemic, “endless plywood facades” have been enlivened with “colorful Murals.” 
The Bayview District in San Francisco
by Elsa Fernandez
​The photographer takes us to an often-overlooked part of town where, even during a pandemic, we will find “a colorful and eclectic place.”
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Tony Bennett at the Fairmont Hotel - Edward Lebowitz

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IN THIS ISSUE

BAY AREA NEIGHBORHOODS

FICTION

INSIDE OLLI

NONFICTION

POETRY

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Vistas & Byways Review is the semiannual journal of fiction, nonfiction and poetry by members of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at San Francisco State University​.​
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  • Contents
    • In This Issue
    • Fiction
    • Nonfiction
    • Poetry
    • Bay Area Neighborhoods
    • Inside OLLI
  • About Us
  • Contributors
  • Submissions
  • Archive
    • Spring 2020
    • FALL 2019
    • SPRING 2019
    • Fall 2018
    • SPRING 2018
    • FALL 2017
    • FALL 2016
    • SPRING 2016
    • FALL 2015