This is a fascinating collection of stories revealing compassion, mystery, humor and warmth, written by people from various walks of life as they tell about their personal brush with FATE. A computer engineer experiences the touch of the unknown as he learns that the plane he was scheduled to be on has crashed into the World Trade Center. A father and daughter, trying to escape from war-torn Egypt, lose something very precious, but find it in such an incredible way that they are sure Fate has favored them. A woman from India relates the strange way in which she is given a Genasha God statue...

The E Word, the first installment in the Dirty Word series, explores through poignant personal stories and detailed observations the relationship between a false sense of Entitlement and the failure to meet expectations. Stacey Martin, in her debut offering, has transformed more than twenty years of management experience and personal success into a recipe that anyone struggling with entitlement can follow. Her candid revelations, insightful reflections, and straightforward honesty and appeal create a powerful and moving testament to the importance of a positive attitude, an open mind, and of...

"The rest is silence," were the final spoken words of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, before his tragic life's ending. Upon these final words, the story of all that transpired within Hamlet's mind and at Elsinore Castle died in that final breath. Those at the castle that witnessed the circus of destruction only recall brief glimpses of the royal party's fall. Upon the promise to a prince, Horatio holds a story within him that the world must know. He carries the memories and knowledge that would shed light on the darkness of a collapsed and plagued empire. Now it is up to him to make sure that...

In the larger view of this book, there is a timeline of life-experiences that I either felt or encountered. Each short story in this collection was inspired by, or loosely based on, actual events from my life or the lives of others known to me, either directly or indirectly. However, the overarching perspective is from the world of the Spirit, with a deep love and belief in God and His Angels, juxtaposed with the world of the Rule (the secular world). Within this dichotomy, the life-experiences of an adult are frequently interlaced with a child's point of view, as well as the mystique of the...