This book is an anthology of 45 stories, poems, and essays written by adult education (adult basic education and high school equivalency program) students in Ohio. The authors and their teachers were honored at the 1999 Ohio Writers' Conference. The authors were selected from 242 entries by a committee of faculty, staff, and adult students. The works are organized in sections with the following themes: family, hodgepodge, nature, reminiscences, and spiritual. A list of authors receiving honorable mention and an index of writers are included in the book. (KC)