Tony Abruzzo 
Short Stories of Life, Love, Choices and Consequences 

Eleven stories of varying lengths are glimpses of life, love, happiness, sorrow, choices, and consequences. The priest in The Confession agonizes over his duty to obey his religious vows. The mentally ill young lady in Samantha’s World is requested to perform a mercy killing. The older man in Sergeant Mickey Corcoran keeps secrets from his wife related to his WWII experiences. The married man in Joy chooses to become a woman. The poignant pain of losing a loved one in Maria and Margaret, The Horn, and Life and Eternity. The young man in Don’t Peek who observes the devotion and selflessness of an elderly couple and doubts that he and his wife will ever care for each other in the same way. Choosing love over hate in A Spirit Named Samuel, Escape from Hate, and The Elevator. These glimpses of life and windows into the minds of others with whom we may have nothing in common. However, the knowledge we obtain will enable us to show empathy and kindness, instead of hate and judgement towards other fellow human beings.