Paul Booth’s Stories

Before and after the short stories that follow, I have been involved in many spiritual explorations. Among them are Buddhism practices and retreats and medication groups, Holotropic breathwork with a psychiatrist, and rebirthing 20 times or more. I have cut the willow...

On a pleasant day somewhere near downtown Los Angeles in 1953, a boy took his first shaky steps on soft and bouncy grass. The tiny white leather shoes were small. He flexed his feet in the tiny white leather shoes, stood on his toes, and fell.Mother helps him up and...

It was another sunny COVID lockdown day in May 2020. Bored, restless, and rebellious, I joined two buddies on a mountain bike ride. Turning back down the trail towards home, I hit a large exposed oak tree limb hidden in the shade. I rocketed head over heels at 20...