This is a collection of new and not so new short stories. It includes (in order):Taken Seat (A Modern Fairytale) — The life and times of a selfish young girl and a male bully.Layer 20 — Another happy Friday and that means a reappearance of that pesky network problem that just wont get solved.Time Served — A journal written from the shadows about serving an unusual prison sentence. Or is it?But it's on Sale — "Cheap is expensive" when it comes to food bargains.The Strip — An older story about an unusual spiritual encounter and dealing with anger.Would be Family — An older work about an unsuccessful writer and the impact on his wife.Missed Lessons — A Buddhist-inspired tale about life and its teachers.Beatrice's Story — A fictionalized tale of events not that long ago.Under Texas Skies — A travelogue wrapped in a Sci-Fi story.The IT Wife — Information Technology deployments and the toll it takes on families.