A Handful of Sparks

<p>In these five short stories ordinary and extraordinary humans (and one alien) must find the spark to move forward-out of bad situations or in the face of catastrophic change.<br> </p><p>In Ilene's Box an otherworldly visitor goes on a deeply personal high-stakes mission...to a local pet store.</p><p>In Lifeblood a hospitalized woman with an unusual gift faces hard decisions about love and sacrifice.</p><p>In That Which Kills You superhero tropes meet their match in Cherie a woman too stubborn to lay down and die.</p><p>In Clear as Light Mac and Evan's blissful space station retirement takes a frightening inexplicable turn.</p><p>In Ellen Double Prime wealthy teenager Ellen Wright finds herself trapped in a nightmarish alternate reality.<br> </p><p>Some contemporary or near-future science fiction some super-powered...all deeply intimately human. <br>(Yes even the parts with aliens.)</p>