Back in 2014, I decided to gather all of my short stories and poems into an annual collection. I called it *Kalerion* after a poem I had written back in the late 80’s. *Kalerion* speaks about adventuring into untamed wilderness, meeting challenges and generally rising to live life fully.Most of the stories in *Kalerion* are those I wrote for anthologies of the Writing Journey. The Writing Journey (*writingjourney.org*) is a writing community that I helped to found and that I lead. Unlike many writing groups that focus on just one or two activities, the Writing Journey encourages its members to begin or follow Paths. Paths can be as simple as a one-time activity, such as a lunch out, or as complex as an in-person critique group or a short story anthology. I’ve enjoyed participating in and helping to lead the short story anthologies because they allow one to, in the company of fellow authors,develop and write stories and poems and then take them through a critiquing/editing process.This is the 2021 version of Kalerion.