James was an unlikely candidate to be a grandfather. Married at 35, divorced a year later, he had given up all hope of ever being a parent, let alone a grandparent, which was fine with him because he wasn't all that interested in having kids to begin with. But ten years later, Mary Anne burst into his orderly bachelor life with her two teenage kids and before he knew it, he was a stepdad. It was the hardest thing he ever did. Fortunately, James hung in and is now the proud grandfather of two delightful grandchildren. He is besotted with them. They call him "Papa James." These stories are his gift to them - one for each year of his life in no particular order - so that, even when he is dead and gone, the memories will live on.