Review: Emotionally packed stories that will stay with you!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 8, 2013
It's hard for me to categorize the tales in this volume.  The terminology that feels the best to me is "Tales of Redemption".  In these stories, we are given a glimpse of the lives of other people--people that we may not ordinarily think of.  These stories touched me because of the simple humanity they portrayed.  While I found these to be original and well-written, to say the least, there were several that really captivated me, and had me dwelling on human nature.  These were stories of hope--of the good that exists inside most--despite how much negativity and bad choices that we sometimes make along the paths we take.My absolute favorite was titled "What Elsie Meyer found at the Bottom of Jerry Oliver's Urn".  The story centers around a young, drug-addicted girl that has made one wrong choice after another, leading her to where the story begins.  Mr. Twist uses the term"epiphany" to describe the thoughts that begin to come to Elsie, yet that also applies quite aptly to what the reader will feel at the conclusion of this magnificent tale."Tete-a-Tete"  is a story that takes on a certain tone from the first paragraph on.  It instantly intrigued and immersed me to such an extent that I had to re-read the last page several times in pure appreciation for the genius thought behind the tale!"Better Late" is a heartwarming story that reminds us it's never too late to do the right thing.  This one really got me emotionally, at the end!"The Spare" was a story that was very straightforward.  While it harbored no real surprises for me, personally, the poignancy was absolutely tangible.  This tale will leave you with an uplifting, positive feeling for quite some time.These stories were all so very well crafted, and emotionally impacting, that I would urge everyone to pick up a copy and give this author a try.  I am already looking forward to the next installment. :)