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Image Description written by Leonore Dvorkin of DLD Books.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As defined in the first story, living vicariously means living your life through someone else’s. You\u2019re invited to live vicariously through the lives of the people in these stories. There\u2019s the lawyer who catches his wife in the act with a nun. A college student identifies with a character in a play. A young woman loses her mother and finds her father. And a high school student\u2019s prudish English teacher strenuously objects to a single word in her paper.<\/p>\n In Wyoming, as in any other state, people fall in love, and sometimes relationships are shattered. Accidents, domestic violence, prejudice, and crimes all occur. Lives are torn apart, and people are reunited. Ordinary people deal with everyday and not\u2013so\u2013everyday situations.<\/p>\n The 25 stories in this collection, most of which are set in Wyoming, are about how the various characters resolve their conflicts\u2014or not.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cDeception! Deception! Deception!\u201d my wife Mandy cried, as she marched into my law office on a Friday afternoon in October and flopped into the chair across from my desk.<\/p>\n She reminded me of Amanda in The Glass Menagerie<\/em> by Tennessee Williams, who reacts the same way when she discovers her daughter lied to her. Mandy taught English and communications and directed plays at Sheridan College here in Wyoming. She\u2019d produced The Glass Menagerie<\/em> the previous year.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m sorry,\u201d my secretary said from the doorway. \u201cI told her you were busy.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo problem, Lorraine,\u201d I said. She backed out and closed the door.<\/p>\n \u201cOkay, how did I deceive you?\u201d I asked, turning to Mandy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Abbie Johnson Taylor\u2019s short story collection, Living Vicariously in Wyoming, is a wonderful and enjoyable read. I highly recommend it.<\/p>\n Although I\u2019ve read some of the stories in this book in recent years in the writers\u2019 group both Abbie and I belong to, I loved reading them again\u2014plus new ones I hadn\u2019t seen before. Some of the stories are funny, some gut-wrenching or heart-warming, deep. Some made me smile and cheer or cry. She\u2019s got spiritual and romantic stories here too. There are a few criminal offenses amongst them and a dental problem.<\/p>\n I never enjoyed a short story collection as much as I did this one. It definitely gets a rating of five stars from me.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n Trish Hubschman, Author of the Tracy Gayle mystery series<\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to learn more about Trish\u2019s books.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Abbie Johnson Taylor\u2019s Book Living Vicariously in Wyoming (and a link to her review of This is How We EAT \u2013 2026) \u2013 PRIORHOUSE WRITES<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Reviews are important to authors because they can boost sales. If you read one of my books, please leave a review where you purchased it. Alternatively, you can use the <\/span>contact form<\/a> to email me your review, and I\u2019ll post it here and on my blog. Thank you for reading.<\/span><\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sunday Edition Bonus: An Intim\u2026 – Sunday Edition with Anthony Corona – Apple Podcasts<\/a><\/p>\n In Perspective, Episode 425, with Abbie Taylor, Author of Living Vicariously <\/em><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n On August 4th<\/sup>, 2025, I was interviewed about Living Vicariously in Wyoming<\/em>, on a local radio talk show called Public Pulse, a community affairs program. You can click the link below to hear the interview.<\/p>\n This link will take you to a page where archived programs are displayed. If you use a screen reader, the easiest way to find my interview is to search for my first name, Abbie. This will take you to the episode title. Arrow down twice to find an unlabeled link, and click on it to open the player. You\u2019ll notice that the program is 55 minutes long, but my interview, which is the first portion, only takes up half of that.<\/p>\n You can use the slider control to fast forward past a bunch of commercials at the beginning to about the 4-minute 36-second mark to hear the start of the program. Halfway through the interview, there\u2019s another commercial break. But you should be able to fast forward past that to hear the rest. Enjoy!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Public Pulse \u2013 Sheridan Media<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Amazon Hard Cover<\/a><\/p>\n Amazon Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n Amazon Kindle<\/a><\/p>\n Smashwords (Various Formats)<\/a><\/p>\n Download from Bookshare<\/a>.<\/p>\n Download from the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled<\/a>.<\/p>\n Photo Courtesy of Tess Anderson Photography <\/a><\/p>\n Photo Resize and Description<\/p>\n by Two Pentacles Publishing<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you haven\u2019t already done so, please subscribe to News from My Corner<\/em>\u00a0by sending a blank email to:\u00a0 newsfrommycorner+subscribe@groups.io<\/a> .\u00a0 You\u2019ll receive a confirmation email. Reply to that with another blank message, and you should be good to go. Happy reading!<\/p>\n Living Vicariously in Wyoming: Stories Copyright 2025 by Abbie Johnson Taylor Published independently with the help of DLD Books. Image Description written by Leonore Dvorkin of DLD Books. 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