Passing Lane

<p>Passing like ships in the night we never realize just how much we influence other people. In a series of 14 short stories the book emphasizes the significance of our encounters with others. Sometimes the influence is positive with far-reaching effects. Sometimes the contact may be destructive even evil. Yet lives are changed altered in some fashion. The serial killer who lures his victims through old-fashioned snail mail the doctor who must choose between his career and marriage the girl who draws a paper piano and becomes a concert pianist--these and other characters indicate just how a smile a touch or a slap can change the course of a life. The reader will meet a woman who abandons her twin sons in order to save their lives an old man running an ancient grocery sonsand a woman whose car wreck brings romance. The topics range from tragedy romance self-discover rejection mental illness abuse and death. However the overall theme remains that not only do we influence other people as we move through life they can profoundly influence us as well.</p>