Schontag's Short Stories: Volume Two

In HALLOWEEN SCHEMES, Elaine plans a special party for trick-or-treaters and to ask Jack, a widower and high school friend she had a crush on, to join them later. Will he be responsive and attracted to her? It all depends on finding his two boys in the Central Valley's dense tule fog.
In EVE's-DROP CAFE, The bank has sent Eve a Notice of Default for not making a mortgage payment. Will she lose her restaurant or, worse, have to ask her son to postpone his college education? It all depends on her son, his great high school friends, and Mr. Mangini.
In FLIGHT TO CYDONIA, Clarisse decides to try another out-of-body experience with the aid of Asante, her mysterious but trusted classmate who leads groups in astral travel. Will they reach the Cydonia Region on Mars and will Clarisse be able to escape the sorrowful entity she meets there? It all depends on controlling her fears and following Asante's instructions.