This is a collection of new and not so new short stories. It includes (in order):
Taken Seat (A Modern Fairytale) -- The life and times of a selfish young girl and a male bully. Layer 20 -- Another happy Friday and that means a reappearance of that pesky network problem that just wont get solved. Time Served -- A journal written from the shadows about serving an unusual prison sentence. Or is it? But it's on Sale -- "Cheap is expensive" when it comes to food bargains. The Strip -- An older story about an unusual spiritual encounter and dealing with anger. Would be Family -- An older work about an unsuccessful writer and the impact on his wife. Missed Lessons -- A Buddhist-inspired tale about life and its teachers. Beatrice's Story -- A fictionalized tale of events not that long ago. Under Texas Skies -- A travelogue wrapped in a Sci-Fi story. The IT Wife -- Information Technology deployments and the toll it takes on families.