<p>The food you have come to know as "foreign" may not be what you think it is.... you may just be eating a romanticized Americanized version....</p>

Ampersand Tales is a collection of short and long stories by Bea Ampersand.  She is a small woman with a large story.  Follow her home-spun tales as she recounts her family and friends, sorrows and joys, setbacks and victories.  She always sparkles brightly, and you will soon learn that behind her charming smile and gentle southern charm she has a courageous heart and a survivor's strength.  Spend twenty minutes with Bea.  She's a close friend who you cannot wait to see again.