Life Frames roughly traces the author's life from a small Kentucky town to life after years spent as an activist on the national stage. Life Frames consists of 27 vignettes: * The age of "e;duck and cover"e; reminds us of the threat of nuclear war that hung over the heads of a generation of children* A high school band trip through the South during the early days of civil rights violence brings home the struggle for its black band members* Margaret creates a Christmas woven of fantasy as observed by her observant daughter* A beloved aunt has a funeral worthy of nobility itself* Stricken by bipolar disease at the height of her career, the author sets about redefining herself Some are funny. Others are not. They can be read separately or consumed as a whole for full enjoyment.