Introduction [excerpts] Speculation, excitement, pride: these are the words Armistead Maupin uses to describe San Francisco's time-capsule ceremony of 1979, an event intended to reveal the past and preserve the present. Maupin's contribution: a first edition print of his serialized novel, The Tales of the City.... San Franscisco's social climate is a focal point in Maupin's Tales of the City series; documenting the lives and loves of...