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Whereabouts: Stepping Out of Place, An Outside In Literary & Travel Anthology
Volume 19, Number 8, August 2019

Synopsis: Expertly compiled and edited by Brandi Dawn Henderson Whereabouts: Stepping Out of Place, An Outside In Literary & Travel Anthology is an anthology of the best nonfiction stories from the Outside In Literary & Travel Magazine–an online journal founded in 2011.

Presented and showcased are 38 emerging and established global storytellers who share their stories discussing what it means to enter a new place; the kinds of worlds that exist to others that we, ourselves, do not experience; and how place and/or circumstance can affect who and how we are.

Whether it is the story of a dog musher’s girlfriend, a heavy-metal-loving Marine, an Inner Mongolian lover, or a Mormon missionary living in a dangerous land, this unique anthology explores the question: Why does anyone take the first step to anywhere he or she doesn’t belong?

Critique: An inherently fascinating, thoroughly entertaining, thoughtful and thought-provoking read from cover to cover, Whereabouts: Stepping Out of Place, An Outside In Literary & Travel Anthology is an extraordinary and unreservedly recommended addition to both community and academic library collections. It should be noted for personal reading lists that Whereabouts is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $9.99).