These little gems showcase Michael Hanna's sparkling prose and reflect life's recurring themes: man's fragility, resilience, and learning from adversity. In "LOCKED OUT" a law student is trapped on a fire escape and learns through loss. In "RIDER REDUX" a biker and walker intersect in coincidence. In "RUNNING ON EMPTY" an over stressed salesman does good by accident. One man's bleak day at work gets worse on the subway ride home in "GHOST TRAIN". There's a wild mystery ride in "RIDE INTO DARKNESS" and strangers take a chance on love in "TWO FOR TARA". Army Veterans show courage in "MARLON ON MONDAY" and "SOME NEVER CHANGE". In an impressive display of writing CIRCLE BY CIRCLE reveal in rich artistic style the struggles, hopes and small victories of daily living. The poems convey an unseen grandeur in everyday experiences and the viewpoint that life's struggles exist in a universe created by a God of love and mercy.