Seven Short Stories and Selected Poems

LAUREN MERRITT is a retired Aerospace (Electrical) Engineer. He started his career by earning a BSEE and MSE from the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, CA. His designs are now circling the earth, rusting away on the moon, and drifting away far beyond the orbit of Pluto. His career was cut short, having accumulated 12 patents and written 13 trade journal articles, in 2004 due to the onset of Parkinson's disease. He has published a book of his poetry and continues to write poems and a weekly newsletter for Valley Presbyterian Church of Portola Valley, CA, at which he serves as Poet Laureate. He shares his postal zip code with his 2 sons and 4 grandkids. His e-mail address is merritt1121@att.net.