Junctures

<p>One day several individuals would participate-either by design or by fate-in an evil experimental initiative in rural Minnesota.</p><p>But first they would each face trials and these are their stories: an abduction and the disruption of life goals; the provocations of a jealous family member; confrontation by an old friend; redirection along a career path; addiction and the perils of the drug world; deception and coercion by a beautiful woman; liberation from corrupt authorities.</p><p><br></p><p>And the revelation of closely-guarded secrets in the ancestral line of the man who would eventually attempt to manipulate their world.</p><p><br></p><p>Offering interpretations of the principles of each of the biblical Beatitudes these eight short stories provide glimpses into the lives of ordinary people who confront life-altering crises which demand response.</p>