This is a collection of short stories loosely based on an antidepressant drug called Zyloft (not to be confused with Zoloft from Pfizer) which has the unexpected side effect of allowing some people to recall their past lives. Most of these stories take place in an alternative reality in which Zyloft has become widely used. Those stories that are not related to Zyloft directly serve to illuminate a real-world facet of spirituality and life's journeys.The stories herein are interconnected thematically and held together by a thin framing narrative. The stories drift thematically within this narrative in the same sense that the soul wanders Samsara, our earthly world of experience. In some places, our soul acquires knowledge and becomes wiser. In other places, we are deceived and fall into traps. Superficially, this book is a work of fiction; however, it does not lie. Charles Rocha is a graduate of Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington, with a B.A. in English and an M.A. in British Literature. Currently he works as an ESL instructor in the city of Dnipro, Ukraine. He has had stories and essays published in small journals and online story websites.
