Contributors’ notes: PAUL ALAN RUBEN is currently enrolled in the MFA fiction program at Spalding University. Two short stories—“The Underdog” and Father, Son And The Holy Obit”—part of a themed short story collection, titled, Terms of Engagement: stories of the father and son, have been published by Pennsylvania English/35 and Pif Magazine August/2013, respectively. Paul is is co-author of a college textbook, Public Thinking/Public Speaking, and a periodic contributor to Audiofile Magazine. He is also an award-winning audiobook producer/director whose numerous industry honors include two Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word. All his published short stories are available on audio. For more information, visit his website: hope-springs-external.com