In the first section of this book, Microbus Memories , several authors recount childhood or first experiences with Buses owned by family or friends in years past. Busing Today reflects the trials of finding and keeping a VW Bus. In The Shape of Busing to Come are stories of conjecture: what will the VW Bus mean in 25 or 50 years? And in the section, Bus Phantasmagoria , are tales on the edge, imaginings that could be plots for The Twilight Zone. The final article "The Origin of the VW Bus," reveals details of the inspiration and design of the Type 2, giving credit where it's due. Most of these stories appeared over the years in Old Bus Review , some have been published elsewhere, and a few have never been published before. Contents: Introduction Tom Brouillette Forward David Eccles Acknowledgements Better, Best, More Better, and Most Bestest John Lago School Colors Howard Pitkow Spirit of '76 Kristen Caven My First Drive in a Bus J.P. Henriksen Mid-Life Crisis Bus Story Michael Kluckner The Family Bus Raffi Minasian Kombi at the Crossroads Tom Forhan Truth & Beauty Rick MacCornack Daily Driver Delusions Everett Barnes The Treasure Bus Keith Price Bus Farming in Rhode Island J.-P. Jacquet My Childhood Flash qFiasco I Almost Bought a Conversion Van Michelle D'Amic Our Anniversary Marek Zebrowski All That Plus Evidence of Other Struggles John Lago Driving Tips: VW Buses & Sub-Zero Weather Tim Rundquist Tired of Life? Rainer Müller W impy, Wimpy, Wimpy! Lois Grace The Novel Solution Chris Pollard I Was Hauling In My Bus One Day Clara Williams One December Day Jim Bryant The New Microbus Dan Proudfoot Very Wild BUS Stewart Alcorn Night of the '54 Barndoor Ron Van Ness-Otunnu SPLAT! Stewart Alcorn The 5th Van Ken Wilford The Origin of the VW Bus Dan Proudfoot Author & Artist Biographies Glossary Suggested Reading