Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate. - J. R. R. Tolkien

Jerry Lukacs, Ph.D. and visiting professor at the University of Chicago, checked that the notice was tucked firmly against the spine of the current book he was reading as he headed out. The Post Office and he rarely agreed on what was a reasonable hour but, they held his most recent order.


Shouldering his backpack, Jerry stepped through his apartment door.