Who said desperation and despair can't be evocative? Who said they can't be life-affirming? Picking up and enjoying a book like this means you are in touch with all sides of what it means to be human- not just the bad, but joy and fulfillment as well. In this collection of 35-plus short stories that vary wildly in length, meet a cast of characters that experience nearly every feeling under the sun. Neither inspirational or by intentions negative, it is one person's illustration of the wild emoti