The stories in Three Short Stories are off-shoots of the two novels To Bind Fast and Four People on a Marsh. The three stories are about the further experiences and growth of the two main characters in those novels as they search to make sense of the world in which they find themselves. They never find their universe to be without surprises, sometimes horrendous, and sometimes delightful; but they continually find that universe to be very quiet, perhaps silent, when it comes to values and directions for living. And they wonder if it isn't more hostile than friendly.

The stories in Three Short Stories are off-shoots of the two novels To Bind Fast and Four People on a Marsh. The three stories are about the further experiences and growth of the two main characters in those novels as they search to make sense of the world in which they find themselves. They never find their universe to be without surprises, sometimes horrendous, and sometimes delightful; but they continually find that universe to be very quiet, perhaps silent, when it comes to values and directions for living. And they wonder if it isn't more hostile than friendly.

To Bind Fast is a story about value and purpose, and the people who search for them. Their exploration involves their study of human behavior and the type of bonds that people establish on an individual level, a group level, and a grand scale that involves a person's allegiance to both religious and secular ideologies, regardless of individual motives. The story also investigates the question of how to live if no apparent guideposts are available to direct human action. Can someone live without purpose or direction? Or can they create their own in order to live on?

To Bind Fast is a story about value and purpose, and the people who search for them. Their exploration involves their study of human behavior and the type of bonds that people establish on an individual level, a group level, and a grand scale that involves a person's allegiance to both religious and secular ideologies, regardless of individual motives. The story also investigates the question of how to live if no apparent guideposts are available to direct human action. Can someone live without purpose or direction? Or can they create their own in order to live on?