Each short story is complete within itself. The terse captivating writing presents stories in short form without the length needed in the novel format to accomplish the same result. The stories are based on truths, past memories, embellishments and fictional events all subject to the writers wide ranging creativity.Character depiction is varied as to social and economic status, race and ethnicity. It addresses their rise or fall within the scope of their involvement in the stories plot. Liberty has been taken with the names of a few characters . Whimsical or farcical names do not detract from the aim or emotions of the stories. Reading the stories is addictive, prompting the reader to begin the next one as soon as the previous one has been read. Any connection or allusion to living of living persons or real events is unintentional and features the range of emotions including deception and criminality exhibited by some and present in many.