mountain smiles and tears

MOUNTAIN SMILES and TEARS is a celebration of life in all its messy glory. In this collection of stories and poems, the author shares some of her life's deepest challenges: a life-threatening medical condition, overcoming an addiction, confronting a rapist, caring for several relatives with dementia, and rebounding from a job loss. Even the threat of bears and a forest fire don't dampen her love for her Colorado mountain community. Each story will motivate you to overcome adversity and create a better life.

CAROL STRAZER is a retired counselor, educator, and freelance writer. Her stories and essays were published in four of the CHICKEN SOUP for the SOUL series, WOMAN’S DAY, THE POWER of LIVING, CHRISTIAN LIVING in the MATURE YEARS, and regional publications. Her poems have appeared in four anthologies. Carol’s first book, a historical novel, BARBED WIRE and DAISIES, is based on the little-known World War II story about a German Christian family struggling to survive in refugee camps.