Virginia Tolles, author of Tales Along the Way Home (ISBN 9781424127405), has compiled a collection of her poetry and short fiction for your enjoyment. These works, known as A Part of Me, range from serious to lightly comedic and are drawn from her own life. Each is warm, endearing, and relaxing to read. You won't want to miss reading a single one. Meet Adele, who, at the age of seventy, was sentenced to work off a habitual speeding habit by teaching driver's education to teenagers at a detention center. Esperanza must decide whether to pursue the fast track in Washington, DC, or a more hands-on career in her hometown. Virginia spent her career as an editor for government agencies and contractors. Now, she writes for and maintains her websites and is learning more about writing haiku and other forms of poetry.