A STORY. TABLE OF CONTENTS ... UP TO NOW

Chapter after chapter, the story is emerging. So here is . . .
THE STORY SO FAR  
1. THE BEGINNING 
2. AFTER THE BEGINNING
3. THE AUTHOR INTERJECTS
and on, much further on . . .

THE STORY SO FAR

A STORY. 1. THE BEGINNING
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/1-the-beginning-everything-has-a-beginning

A STORY. 2. AFTER THE BEGINNING.
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-2-after-the-beginning

A STORY. 3. THE AUTHOR INTERJECTS
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-3-the-author-interjects

A STORY. 4. NEXT. ALMOST.
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-4-next-almost

A STORY. 5. YOU CLOSE THE BOOK.
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-5-you-close-the-book

A STORY. 6. YOU ARE BACK IN THE BOOKSHOP.
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-6-back-in-the-bookshop

A STORY. 7. GENTLE RAIN
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-7-gentle-rain

A STORY. 8. YOU HAVE OPENED THE BOOK.
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-8-you-have-opened-the-book

A STORY. 9. THE AUTHOR INTERJECTS A SECOND TIME.
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-9-the-author-interjects

A STORY. 10 . THE THIRD VISIT
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-10-the-third-visit

A STORY. 11. A EUREKA FROM THE AUTHOR
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-11-a-eureka-from-the-author

A STORY. 12. YOU TURN THE PAGE
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-12-you-turn-the-page

A STORY. 13. YOU ARE BECOMING A REGULAR
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-13-you-are-becoming-a-regular

A STORY. 14. FOR THE FIRST TIME, YOU CHOOSE
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-14-for-the-first-time-you-choose

A STORY. 15. IT HURTS WHEN WE BREAK A LEG OR A HEART
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-15-it-hurts-when-we-break

A STORY. 16. THE ARCHEOLOGIST UNEARTHS A TREASURE
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-16-the-archeologist-unearths

A STORY. 17. ACROSS THE ROAD, DOWN THE LANE, IN THE FIELD
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-17-across-the-road-down-the-lane

A STORY. 18. THE MUSIC PLAYS
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-18-the-music-plays

A STORY. 19. YOU HAVE FOUND IT
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-19-you-have-found-it

A STORY. 20. COMFY AS A PILLOW
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-20-comfy-as-a-pillow

A STORY. 21. TAKING STOCK
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-21-taking-stock

A STORY. 22. WALKING WITH JOHN LENNON
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-22-walking-with-john-lennon

A STORY. 23. TODAY NOTHING FEELS RIGHT
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-23-today-nothing-feels-right

A STORY. 24. THE AUTHOR INTERJECTS A FOURTH TIME
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-24-the-author-interjects

A STORY. 25. A MESSAGE TO YOU, THE READER
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-25-a-message-to-you-the-reader

A STORY. 26. WHAT NEXT?
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-26-what-next

A STORY. 27. HEAVY BREEZES
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-27-heavy-breezes

A STORY. 28. DAYS HAVE PASSED
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-28-days-have-passed

A STORY. 29. GRAY MORNING
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-29-gray-morning

A STORY. 30. THE AUTHOR COMES BACK. URGENCY
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-30-the-author-comes-back-urgency

A STORY. 31. ON BITING OFF AND CHEWING
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-31-on-biting-off-and-chewing

A STORY. 32. MY OWN LUCKY PENNY
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-32-my-own-lucky-penny

A STORY. 33. IS LOVE OBSOLETE?
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-33-is-love-obsolete

A STORY. 34. LOVE IS NOT OBSOLETE
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-34-love-is-not-obsolete

A STORY. 35. VALENTINE'S DAY
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-35-valentines-day

A STORY. 36. EASY IN THE MORNING LIGHT
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-36-easy-in-the-morning-light

A STORY. 37. READY TO SETTLE
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-37-ready-to-settle

A STORY. 38. THE WARMTH WITHIN
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-38-the-warmth-within

A STORY. 39. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-39-its-been-a-long-time

A STORY. 40. A TIDAL WAVE WITH A TYPHOON ON THE SIDE
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-40-tidal-wave

A STORY. 41. SHOPPING FOR DREAMS
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-41-shopping-for-dreams

A STORY. 42. IN A MOMENT, EVERYTHING CAN CHANGE
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-42-in-a-moment-everything-can-change

A STORY. 43. THE CALL OF THE WORLD
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-43-the-call-of-the-world

A STORY. 44. A TITLE YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-44-a-title-you-havent-noticed

A STORY. 45. I WELCOME LOVE
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-45-i-welcome-love

A STORY. 46. BACK TO THE CAFE
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-46-back-to-the-cafe

A STORY. 47. IS IT EVER THE RIGHT TIME?
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-47-is-it-ever-the-right-time

A STORY. 48. TIME TO LISTEN
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-48-time-to-listen

A STORY. 49. DO YOU WELCOME LOVE?
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-49-do-you-welcome-love

A STORY. 50. MORE RAIN, MORE WONDERING
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-50-more-rain-more-wondering

A STORY. 51. WE'VE JUST BEGUN
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-51-weve-just-begun

A STORY. 52. WALKING WITH THE DEVIL
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-52-walking-with-the-devil

A STORY. 53. WHO IS THIS PERSON I CALL ME?
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-53-who-is-this-person-i-call

A STORY. 54. NOTHING TELLS EVERYTHING
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-54-nothing-tells-everything

A STORY. 55. YOU THINK THAT YOU KNOW
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-55-you-think-that-you-know

A STORY. 56. WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-56-what-do-you-know

A STORY. 57. AT LOOSE ENDS
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-57-at-loose-ends

A STORY. 58. IN A BAD MOOD
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-58-in-a-bad-mood

A STORY. 59. THE TITLE, LIKE A BEACON
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-59-the-title-like-a-beacon

A STORY. 60. NOT UPSIDE ONLY
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-60-not-upside-only

A STORY. 61. A SMALL FLAME
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-61-a-small-flame

A STORY. 62. 7 DAYS IN A ROW, HAPPINESS?
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-62-7-days-in-a-row-happiness

A STORY. 63. 7 DAYS IN A ROW, HAPPINESS
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-63-7-days-in-a-row-happiness

A STORY. 64. A TAP ON YOUR SHOULDER
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-64-youve-had-a-nap

A STORY. 65. A NEW EXPERIENCE
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-65-a-new-experience

A STORY. 66. MEMORIES OF DARK DAYS
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-66-memories

A STORY. 67. THE TOUCH OF LOVE
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-67-the-touch-of-love

A STORY. 68. AN OLD DOG WITH NEW TRICKS?
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-68-an-old-dog-with-new-tricks

A STORY. 69. THE BOOKSTORE . . . AND THE BOOK YOU'VE DECIDED TO READ
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-68-the-book-youve-decided-to-read

A STORY. 70. YOUR EYES ARE NOT READING LOVE POEMS
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-70-your-eyes-are-not-reading-love-poems

A STORY. 71. SUCH DIFFERENT RESPONSES
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-71-such-different-responses

A STORY. 72. THE AUTHOR CONTINUES
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-72-the-author-continues

A STORY. 73. TOMORROW NEVER COMES
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-73-tomorrow-never-comes

A STORY. 74. ARE MY EMOTIONS ASLEEP?
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-74-are-my-emotions-asleep

A STORY. 75. EMOTIONS ASLEEP
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-75-emotions-asleep

A STORY. 76. STIRRINGS
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-76-stirrings

A STORY. 77. YOU COME TO THE GAP
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-77-you-come-to-the-gap

A STORY. 78. ME AND NOT ME
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-78-me-and-not-me

A STORY. 79. GAPS
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-79-gaps

A STORY. 80. STEPS, SO MANY STEPS
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-80-steps-so-many-steps

A STORY. 81. AGAIN AND AGAIN, I TRY
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-81-again-and-again-i-try

A STORY. 82. WHO WILL HELP ME WITH MY SPARK?
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-82-who-will-help-me-with-my-spark

A STORY. 83. AN URGENT CALL FOR HELP
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-83-an-urgent-call-for-help

A STORY. 84. FOREVER ALONE?
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-84-forever-alone

A STORY. 85. FOREVER ALONE
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-85-forever-alone

A STORY. 86. DOES HOPE SPRING ETERNAL?
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-86-does-hope-spring-eternal

A STORY. 87. A QUESTION AT THE DOOR
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-87-a-question-at-the-door

A STORY. 88. 8 O'CLOCK
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-88-8-oclock

A STORY. 89. YOUR TURN. 5 MINUTES
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-89-your-turn-5-minutes

A STORY. 90. WE SHALL OVERCOME
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-90-we-shall-overcome

A STORY. 91. LOVE POEMS FOR YOU
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-91-love-poems-for-you

A STORY. 92. YOU OPEN THE BOOK
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-92-you-open-the-book

A STORY. 93. AFTER THE PARKING LOT BLITZ
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-93-after-the-parking-lot-blitz

A STORY. 94. HOT CHOCOLATE AND LOVE POETRY
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-94-hot-chocolate-and-love-poetry

A STORY. 125. DO YOU REALLY HAVE NO DREAMS?A STORY. 95. THE WARMTH WITHIN
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-95-the-warmth-within

A STORY. 96. LET ME FEEL MY DEAR
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-96-let-me-feel-my-dear

A STORY. 97. LET ME FEEL YOUR SKIN
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-97-let-me-feel-your-skin

A STORY. 98. YOU HAVE NEVER LIKED FLIRTING
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-98-you-have-never-liked-flirting

A STORY. 99. CREATING THIS THING CALLED LOVE
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-99-creating-this-thing-called

A STORY. 100. MORE FRIGHTENING THAN A BOLT OF LIGHTNING
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-100-more-frightening-than-lightning

A STORY. 101. WILL IT BE CONFUSION? OR STOP WAIT GO?
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-101-will-it-be-confusion-or-stop-wait-go

A STORY. 102. DO I LET YOU KEEP READING?
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-102-do-i-let-you-keep-reading

A STORY. 103. LOVING THAT STOPS THE ACHING
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-103-loving-that-stops-the

A STORY. 104. LOVE IS WHAT'S GENERATING
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-104-love-is-whats-generating

A STORY. 105. SOMETHING IS GENERATING
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-105-something-is-generating

A STORY. 106. THE DAYS KEEP SLIPPING BY
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-106-the-days-keep-slipping

A STORY. 107. IT FEELS GOOD TO BE BACK
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-107-it-feels-good-to-be-back

A STORY. 108. SILLY SEASON
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-108-silly-season

A STORY. 109. A SLOW WAKING UP. AND LOVE POETRY
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-109-a-slow-waking-up-and-love-poetry

A STORY. 110. CONFUSION
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-110-confusion

A STORY. 111. SO MANY LOVE POEMS
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-111-so-many-love-poems

A STORY. 112. THE GENTLY FALLING RAIN
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-112-the-gently-falling-rain-rain

A STORY. 113. ONE DAY AFTER THE OTHER
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-113-one-day-after-the-other

A STORY. 114. WHAT WILL IT BE?
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-114-what-will-it-be

A STORY. 115. THE HOUSE BY THE RIVER
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-115-the-house-by-the-river

A STORY. 116. STILL ALIVE IN YOU, THAT HOUSE BY THE RIVER
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-116-still-alive-in-you-house-by-river

A STORY. 117. NOT THE NEXT POEM OR THE NEXT OR THE NEXT
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-117-not-the-next-poem-or-the-next

A STORY. 118. HEART BREAKING OPEN WIDE OR ALIENS HAVE LANDED?
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-118-heart-breaking-open-wide

A STORY. 119. ALIENS HAVE LANDED
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-119-aliens-have-landed

A STORY. 120. LIFE ISN'T UPSIDE ONLY
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-120-life-isnt-upside-only

A STORY. 121. RETURN TO THE BOOKSTORE
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-121-return-to-the-bookstore

A STORY. 122. IT FEELS GOOD TO BE HOME
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-122-it-feels-good-to-be-home

A STORY. 123. THE TIME FOR WAITING IS COMPLETED
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-123-the-time-for-waiting-completed

A STORY. 124. NO DREAMS
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-124-no-dreams

A STORY. 125. DO YOU REALLY HAVE NO DREAMS?
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-125-do-you-really-have-no-dreams

A STORY. 126. MY DREAMS AND I
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-126-my-dreams-and-i

A STORY. 127. ARE YOU CHEATING?
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-127-are-you-cheating

A STORY. 128. NOTHING BRIMMING WITH HAPPINESS OR SATISFACTION
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-128-no-happiness-or-satisfaction

A STORY. 129. IT HURTS WHEN WE BREAK A LEG OR A HEART
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-129-when-we-break-leg-or-heart

A STORY. 130. RUMINATIONS ON HURT LEGS AND HEARTS
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-130-ruminations-hurt-legs-hearts

A STORY. 131. PLUNGING FURTHER
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-131-plunging-further

A STORY. 132. FOREVER ALONE
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-132-forever-alone

A STORY. 133. NO TAKE-OFF FOR THESE WORDS?
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-133-no-take-off-for-these-words

A STORY. 134. YOU'RE NOT FOREVER ALONE
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-134-youre-not-forever-alone

A STORY. 135. NOT ON EMPTY, NOT ON FULL
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-135-not-on-empty-not-n-full

A STORY. 136. THE STRENGTH YOU NEED FOR LOVING
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-136-the-strength-you-need

A STORY. 137. FEWER AND FEWER CHOICES
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-137-fewer-and-fewer-choices

A STORY. 138. HEAVY RAIN
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-138-heavy-rain

A STORY. 139. VERY HEAVY RAIN
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-139-very-heavy-rain

A STORY. 140. A SLOW WALK HOME
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-140-a-slow-walk-home

A STORY. 141. THE BLUEST BLUEST BLUES
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-141-the-bluest-bluest-blues

A STORY. 142. WAILING SELMA SINGS THE BLUES
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-142-wailing-selma-sings-the-blues

A STORY. 143. THE TRUE BLUES. THE LIVES OF 400 OSTRICHES ARE ON THE LINE
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-143-the-true-blues-400-ostriches

A STORY. 144. WHO WILL HELP?
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-144-who-will-help

A STORY. 145. THE CRY FOR HELP RESONATES IN YOU
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-145-the-cry-for-help-resonates

A STORY. 146. NO HELP FOR THE OSTRICHES
https://elsaiselsa.substack.com/p/a-story-146-no-help-for-the-ostriches

TO BE CONTINUED . . .

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Updated June 24, 2024