Vistas & Byways Review - Spring 2024
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NONFICTION

Fresh from the Oven
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Stories about Making or Breaking Bread


The Picasso of Pastry
by Cathy Fiorello
If you need another reason to visit Paris, keep reading.
Breaking Tradition, Not Bread
by Mickey Eliason
The author writes colorfully about her distaste for lutefisk, a smelly traditional Norwegian dish, which her family served at Christmas.
My Husband Bakes Challah
by Pat Skala
Man cannot live by bread alone, but perhaps this woman can.
Biscuits and Bob
by MJ Moore
A heartwarming tale about a man who loved biscuits and his nephew almost equally.
Christmas 1969
by Richard Marino
A family celebration besmirched by bigotry. How long will the author's secret be safe?  

Stories about Other Topics


Did They Really Say That Out Loud?
by Mickey Eliason
The perils of overhearing snatches of a conversation and the startling revelation.  
A Bird Refuge in the City
by Mary Heldman
A walk around Oakland's Lake Merritt reveals the wonders of America's oldest Wildlife Refuge.   
First Apartment!
by Richard Marino
His bed is a sleeping bag on the floor and his dining table a TV tray--and his job situation is precarious. Will he be able to keep his apartment?
Cat and Dog
by Ed Brownson
A bittersweet story of a sadly aggrieved man visiting an extravagant cat show. Will he find the right feline companion?
Pamplona Sunrise
by Matt Ginsburg
Have you ever been chased by stampeding bulls? Well, this author has and lived to write about it.
The Making of a Long Holiday Weekend
by Monika Trobits
The origin of Memorial Day, inaugurated as Decoration Day in 1865, honoring casualties of the Civil War: a concise history at our fingertips!
Encounter at Shealor Lake
by Ed Brownson
A 72-year-old man hiking at 7,200 feet has multiple encounters with dogs, hikers, nature, beauty, but the deepest one is with himself.
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An Encounter Waiting to Happen
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CONTENTS
FICTION
INSIDE OLLI
NONFICTION
MEMORIES OF ELSA FERNANDEZ
POETRY
PHOTO ESSAY
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Vistas & Byways Review is the semiannual journal of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and photography by members of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at San Francisco State University​.​
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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at San Francisco State University (OLLI at SF State) provides communal and material support to theVistas & Byways  volunteer staff.


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