In the beginning was the word. All communication begins with words, often all it takes is a simple, "Hello." Words are powerful. Words can hurt. Words can heal. We make magic spells with words. "I love you" is an incantation. Magic words.

The theme of these short stories is shining the light on truth wherever it is hidden, sometimes in a prejudice, sometimes in a parent's wishes for a child, sometimes in a marriage that has lost its reason for being.

The stories are a "hello" to you, the reader, from the author.