Joyful, Sorrowful and Ordinary Mysteries

Raymond Fortunato's stories have a kind of light existential theme, of how little moments in life can change everything. Many of the stories are faintly spiritual in that some connection gets made - either by a guru, a beaver, a priest, a smart grandfather - guiding the main character into new adventures and a greater knowledge of him or herself.

All the stories involve a quest: to have passion in order to be a better writer, to fight for free speech, to save a co-worker who is unfairly tar...