No one remembered if it was the Lovers or the Astronomers who first noticed the stars were disappearing.-------- No hurdle is too high for God.. ----- Edd the sociopath slumped in his overstuffed leather chair, glowering across the desk at his psychologist, Dr. Azabal. ------"I can beat your son up!" Jamiel angrily exclaimed.-------- Given all the debates about flags, memorials and white supremacy, does it sometimes feel like we're still fighting the Civil War?------"Yes, Maam, come on down. We have some fine cars here. ------- It was a common tradition at our family's house growing up in Canada ------ My mouth aches for the taste of a sun-ripened tomato. A real tomato.-------- I lived in constant anxiety. ------

So begins fascinating stories, exciting memoirs and concerned essays. Add a few poems and a fractured fairy tale and you have an omnibus that will make you wonder, bring tears, laugh, shake your head and think deep thoughts. It's a great read! Enjoy!