Before the novel, there was the short story, told around the campfire or the table, to children and adults: myths, fables, and fairy tales. Five of these short stories feature paediatrican and amateur genealogist Anne McPhail. Her travels plunge her into murder investigations from Vancouver to Quebec City. In other stories, some journeys are external and take us to locations from Dubai to England's West Country to rural Ontario and some, like The Decision, on deeply personal and internal voyages.