Encounters

Encounters is a curated collection of six contemporary short stories set across three continents. The stories reflect disparate adventures in a globalized rapidly changing world: a young couple discovers the luxurious allure of Monte Carlo’s Grand Casino a woman from San Francisco reveals an inspirational uncle’s secrets a Bangkok expatriate lives out a night of excess and a Russian immigrant navigates her unique New World voyage. Each story shines a different up-close perspective on a lived moment in a certain place and time.. Unmoored from the familiar past these characters embark on borderless journeys that draw the reader into a range of vivid scenes and pivotal choices. Combining a subtle mix of character psychology keenly observed settings and dramatic surprising decisions Encounters brings to life the universal thrill of new love and the heartache of departure and loss.