Age is catching up with Mary Katherine. Her neighbors and adopted family are able to help her after so many years of her helping them. Shaun, Anne and Patrick must put aside their desire to have her with them and allow her to complete her life as she must. With their help, Mary Katherine is finally able to assist her sister, Margaret Anne, in completing her journey to the other side.

"Mary Katherine" is a story of crossing over, of closure, and of completing all trials that must be understood and met in order to let go of life and move on to the next phase. This is the story of Shaun, Anne...

One friend dies the remaining four decide to memorialize him in a way they will be remembered forever. The decision is made to immortalize the fallen friend in a book. While the other three join the fallen comrade as characters in it.

The process brings those still living in touch with their own mortality and desire in this life. It is the self-discovery of themselves and the changing relationship in the remaining friendships.

Through the work to honor their fallen comrade they re-discover themselves and thier own lives become richer and more rewarding by living through the...

A high school student is chosen to write a paper each year. This year the student, for the first time, is a young lady. The three older gentlemen that help each student discover through family papers and journals a common link to her subject.

In her youth and idealism she decides to write on influence peddling through the political system. She is assisted by one teacher that had researched the subject years before while attending college.

Through the cooperation of all parties each discovers how their own families have had a connection to the final outcome.