Life is what happens. "This collection of stories is called Wars and Peaces because some of the stories take place in time of war, some take place in time of peace. "Why did I write these stories? "I will not try to convince you or myself to even try to say that because having participated in a war I will not, cannot, ever be at peace again. I have learned one fact that must be honored. That is the fact that neither war nor peace can ever destroy the need to love." — Chester Aaron In a writing career spanning more than 60 years, Chester Aaron has written about war, peace and the pieces of our lives that reveal us at our most human. In this collection of his short stories, spanning those six decades from his first published work to the 21st century, that humanity stands exposed in all its shame and glory and pleasure and pain.