Within this collection are nine stories by Jim Pahz. In addition, there are five stories developed from
novels Jim co-authored with his wife, Cheryl. Lucky
tells of a hospital encounter with a patient who considers himself a fortunate man, even though life has left him anxious
and chronically depress. In Waiting for Witnesses we
glimpse one couple and how they each regard a monthly visit from the Jehovah's Witnesses. The Secret is about three twelve-year-old boys who commit a shocking act of violence while
away at summer camp. In Cotton Balls a man
goes postal and guns down employees at a local establishment. Easter
Surprise describes a child's first encounter with anti-Semitism. In Breathing Birdland a college professor walks out on his wife and family on Thanksgiving
Day. He signs on to a computer dating service.
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