This is the story of the lovely A'maresh and her tragic end at the guile of Pan Do Rae. She is a visitor to our world from the furthest shore of a celestial sea. She meets the courageous and kind Man Do Lin who is on his Life Mate Journey. The Village Seers Council welcomes A'maresh as one of their own. She falls in love with the heroic Man Do Lin, marries him, and they sire the gracious As'gareth. Their daughter's own Life Mate Journey uncovers the good Da Vid Son. But As'gareth is distracted from her journey and becomes the victim of the evil machinations of a disguised Pan Do Rae, who is jealous of the respectability of A'maresh and her family. To eliminate the scourge of a fatal disease from her daughter's body, A'maresh must sacrifice herself. Together with Man Do Lin, Da Vid Son and As'gareth struggle through the loss of the beloved heroine, A'maresh. Pity only the evil ones who wear the mask of goodness and cheer on the triumphs of those people who are good and seek to serve humankind.

This collection of poetry and prose covers my life past and present with frank admissions of my experience with a mental disability and subsequent hospitalization, my suffering the loss of a dear younger brother, and even gives the reader an urban legend. Some of this seminal work is the product submitted to the Chicago Neighborhood Writing Alliance literary magazine, the Journal of Ordinary Thought and to other forums. It views with nostalgia my turbulent relationship with an alcoholic Dad. It praises my experience working as a person who bags groceries for Mariano's Fresh Market. One of my pieces tells the narrative of a winter family gathering and another expresses my loss of a dear friend as well as of my precious cat, Kit Kat. Their is humor in several of my writing and a photo of Marilyn Monroe as well as my brother, Roger McNair. I hope that some day, I will reach a larger audience with my publishing.