A Notebook Of Stories is just that, an anthology of poetry, prose, short stories, excerpts from journals kept while living and teaching in Istanbul and one very tall tale. Some pieces are raw, some are cold, some speculate, some reminisce, some are pure fantasy, some might just make you gasp while others will make you laugh out loud. Whatever your fancy, there's something there for everyone. If you have read or are reading "An Apartment In Madrid" included as an Afterword is the actual skeleton, the outline of what Apartment In Madrid was built on.