This is a journal of empowerment. The book of my rebirth. Paige Delaney -- misfit, rebel, heretic -- dies at the age of forty, leaving a cast of characters to deal with her cremation ashes, some willingly and others begrudgingly.  The ashes have been divided into twelve vials. Her family and friends -- each with a different spiritual viewpoint -- venture forth from the funeral with the ashes in hand. Through their eyes, as they scatter them, we get to know Paige, and through her own journal entries, we learn about their relationships from her perspective. Their unique beliefs influence their opinions about her and where the ashes should be released.  Whether we are devoted religious practitioners, new agers or atheists, our belief systems influence us all. At a time when religious clashes impact all our lives, how do we find common ground? Are there as many paths to the Creator as there are people on this planet?

You can't change an addict...or can you? When privileged 20 year old Stevie Gates flees her coastal Massachusetts home for Atlanta, Georgia with a bottle of vodka in hand, she doesn't know she will soon awaken in a hospital emergency room with an intravenous needle dripping Phenobarbital to prevent an alcoholic seizure. She doesn't know that she's about to get sober, or even that she wants to be. L.A. ICE (a slang term for methamphetamine) follows Stevie's emotional journey through a sixty day rehab stint and into a deeply intimate relationship with another patient who gives her the courage and insight to confront her past and the alcoholism that is slowly killing her. Meet Michael James, a brilliant and charming musician whose meth addiction might just prove to be as unbreakable as his love for her.