Having been moved by what he had found in a manila envelope stuffed with letters that had summoned up remembrance of lost times, Felix Fist began a dedicated search through other storage boxes, one containing...

A Free and Open Nature, volume 5 of Rate of Exchange chronicles the continuing pilgrimage of Felix Fist in his quest for understanding of the world, of others, and of himself. Entries spanning years found...

Having finished his first year of college, Felix Fist sets off to complete his year of wandering: Leaving a dreary room in a derelict building on Anaheim in Long Beach on the border of the ghetto, Felix...

One day searching through old, battered storage boxes sorting through paper file folders thinking he would shred them, Felix Fist discovers a large, tan envelope darkened by the dust of passing years....

The stories and sketches collected in The Buried Life offer an intimate perspective of people responding to challenges they encounter in dealing with the conditions of their lives. These vignettes revolving...

Camp Cory director for many years, facing a new season with additional staff, including a newly appointed business manager also acting as a senior counselor who holds differing views as to how the camp...

Times were not the best nor the worst during the late 1950s when Felix Fist set out for California to attend college and fulfill the dream he had always thought impossible, the only one in his extended...

Reviewing lost times on Milwaukee's South Side during the 1930s and 1940s and beyond, this chronicle offers memorable events of an extended family of European heritage, some immigrating to America at...

Waking from recurring dreams that sometimes troubled him, Felix Fist woke in darkness and the stillness of morning before dawn."Thus begins one man's quest seeking peace, love, and understanding through...

Northwest Passage offers a selection of poems that traces the poet's own development and the development of his poetry in both style and substance. The poems in this collection presents the significance...