The Dance of Life

About the Book

The Dance of LIfe is a collection of 15 theme-based autobiographical essays, two short stories, seven poems, and 22 photographs in which various places, events and characters that have played a role the author’s life appear in multiple contexts. From these pieces, readers are invited to create their own composite picture of the person who calls herself Pat Piety. The author also hopes these word-association exercises in memory will prompt readers to recall significant memories in their own lives.

About the Author

Pat Piety, the daughter of two Pentecostal preachers, was born in Highlands, Texas, in 1938. In addition to teaching, she has been a writer and/or editor for such institutions as the Kettering Foundation, American Express, and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Since her retirement from full-time work in 2003, her jobs have included serving a stint as reporter and columnist for the Stillwater NewsPress in Stillwater, Oklahoma. She is the proud mother of three beautiful, brilliant, kind, and professionally successful daughters. She lives in St. Louis with her two cats, Daisy and Felix.