Today I Remember

<p> In <em>Today I Remember</em> Martin L. Shoemaker-award-winning author of <em>Today I Am Carey</em> and <em>The Last Dance</em>-shares stories written as tributes to the people who inspired him in his life and his writing.</p><ul><li>A circus acrobat relives tragedy and triumph </li><li>Leonardo da Vinci's greatest creation exceeds even his vision</li><li>A manager must save a space colony from starvation</li><li>An Alzheimer's patient and her android caretaker experience life through her delusions</li><li>A girl must keep her father alive after an accident on the Moon</li><li>A Lunar rescue squad races to find a lost transport ship</li><li>A vampire's assistant must help him to face the great detective</li><li>A young man in Nigeria talks with the spirit of the wood</li><li>A dying patient volunteers for an experiment with unforeseen side-effects</li><li>A teacher must teach her students to survive the wreck of their spaceship</li><li>A young law student returns to Haiti to rescue his dead grandfather from the Bokor</li></ul><p><br></p><p> Each story begins with an explanation of how it came to be and who inspired it. These are some of Martin's best stories-and best memories.</p>