Lakeside Imagination is an anthology of stories with an exciting history. Long before they were written down, they were told many times to the inmates at the local jail in a small northern Minnesotan county. Not only did the ideas in the stories speak to these men and women, but they seemed to enjoy the way the stories took them to another place (something to be cherished when your life is limited by cement block walls and barred windows.)

The stories made it to paper individually as people requested a copy of a particularly meaningful story to share with a friend or family member.

Eventually an anthology seemed the best way to offer these stories to a broader audience.