Seven Short Stories and Selected Poems

LAUREN MERRITT is a retired Aerospace (Electrical) Engineer. He startedhis career by earning a BSEE and MSE from the California Institute ofTechnology in Pasadena, CA. His designs are now circling the earth, rustingaway on the moon, and drifting away far beyond the orbit of Pluto. His careerwas cut short, having accumulated 12 patents and written 13 trade journalarticles, in 2004 due to the onset of Parkinsons disease. He has published abook of his poetry and continues to write poems and a weekly newsletter forValley Presbyterian Church of Portola Valley, CA, at which he serves as PoetLaureate. He shares his postal zip code with his 2 sons and 4 grandkids. Hise-mail address is merritt1121@att.net.