Hot Candy and Other Stories

A Young Man Envisions An Open Avenue To Early Career Success Only To See It Closed By Authority. A Retiree Discovers That For Reasons Unclear Each Of The Key Relationships In His Life Has Soured. An Early Love Reappears To A Widower In An Unexpected Encounter. A Betrayal Has Unexpected Results. Despite Talent High Energy And Commitment A Young Man'S Plans For A Long Career In The Classroom Is Derailed. In The Desert A Businessman Has A Revelation. A Good Man Is Falsely Accused And Responds To Humiliation. Twenty Years After He Disappeared An Old Friend Resurfaces With A Story To Tell... This Collection Undertaken In Late Life Attempts To Examine Some Of Life'S Mysteries: How Early Dreams And Expectations May Go Awry; Relationships May Not Be What They Seem; Evil Appears At Any Time And In Many Guises; Love Is Not Easily Defined Explained Or Sustained.