The stories in this collection are organized loosely by genre, although such designations can be ambiguous. Mainstream stories blur with mystic overtones. Fantasies seem surprisingly real. Science fiction becomes science fact.
If there's a common theme running through these tales, it's the classic search for courage, redemption, love, endurance, inspiration, understanding, compassion and transcendence - all the things that we humans have been aspiring to since beginningless time.
Whether in the wilds of Tibet, early 20th century New Orleans, or futuristic Mars colony - through the mind of a child, a Buddhist nun, African slave, or a murderer, truth weaves in and out like a chimera. You can lose yourself in the imagination of this eclectic writer.
As she states in the introduction, "Truth exists like a vast ocean, weaving in and out of all my efforts, whether I swim or drown in its currents. My little craft of fiction may get me to the shore eventually, but somehow I still long for the power to become an amphibian and truly know the tides."
An unusual feature of this book is the section at the end where the background of the stories gives fascinating insight into their genesis.
