Getting Off the X

"Getting Off the X" refers to the concept of getting out of the line of fire, moving off the target area, be it physical, emotional or even spiritual danger. Each story in this book contains at least one character and one situation where there is present or possible physical, emotional, moral and/or spiritual danger. How the different characters in different places manage to "get off the X" in their particular circumstances, is the common thread of this work. Beginning with being dropped behind the Iron Curtain in Romania under Nicolae Ceausescu, and proceeding through working outside the wire in Kabul, Afghanistan from 2014-2017. Jo Patti has led a different life than most who have careers in the fields of education and health. She has written a potent personal, non-fiction account of her experiences gained over decades of overseas work