The Loreto Writers Workshop has crafted a beautiful portrait of life in this small Baja town, from the vantage of year-round residents as well as seasonal visitors. The eighteen “Escritores de Loreto” are all ages and at all stages of life, and their writing reflects their differences as well as their shared passions – chiefly, to examine the ways in which they are challenged, changed and enriched by living in this extraordinary place. Loreto is not a typical resort town. The stories and poems that fill the 200 pages of this book are nothing like what you would find in a travel guidebook. They are written with purpose and passion, made of laughter through tears, of vision through dust storms, of new-old friendships and reimagined futures. Reflections by the Sea is required reading for anyone curious about taking a similar journey off the beaten path of life.