As race crew for her husband during the 2017 Ouray 100 Endurance Race in 2017, Laurel bemoans her discomfort in the cold rain, then chastises herself when she witnesses the brutal conditions the racers endure.

Strack Press Presents "Warm Springs" by Michael Kilman--anthropologist and author of the Science Fiction series "The Chronicles of the Great Migration." Kilman lectures at the University of Colorado at Denver and works on his YouTubeseries "Anthropology in 10 or Less."

In Short Story 13, a young marriage counselor learns a difficult lesson about breaking the rules after a stimulating session with an eccentric older couple.

Laurel shares her experience competing in Leadville's Turquoise Lake Half-Marathon and her thoughts on nipples.

Sara Potecha, author of "West Point Woman: How Character is Created and Leadership is Learned," visits with Laurel on the Alligator Preserves podcast. Sara and Laurel have many things in common, including their graduation from West Point in 1983 with the 4th class to include women! They share West Point stories and discuss Sara's self-help book on leadership with advice applicable to every workplace.

Short story 12 is about a woman who fears insanity. At age 60, she is sent on a mission by her personal orb.

In Alligator Preserves Episode 51, Laurel McHargue interviews Robert Goswitz about his debut novel--"The Dragon Soldier's Good Fortune"--a unique account of a young new draftee's first tour in Vietnam . . . with a mystical twist.

Laurel presents her Waterwight trilogy--a YA fantasy adventure completed and available today. She talks about its genesis and narrates the first two chapters of Book I.

After her husband suggested she listen to a Hidden Brain podcast about the difficulties of long marriages, Laurel decided to brainstorm about her own thoughts on the matter before listening. She didn't think they were having any problems! A humorous look at aging in relationships.

Short Story 11, The Foxhole, was inspired by a couple of suggestions made by my son and his gf. It will be included in a linked story collection--with West Point, the United States Military Academy--being the common element.