This collection of short stories begins with a tale plucked from my childhood memories called "The Stranger," which depicts a child's loss of innocence during the 1960's civil rights movement. An atemporal fantasy titled "The Centaurian Eaters," deals with the always current issues of trendiness and addiction in society. ."com/treehouse," is a satirical ghost story that pokes fun at society's infatuation with the Internet. "Nora And Her Child" unveils the violent secrets behind what appears to be a happy marriage. A controlling mother pushes her own aspirations onto her sheltered, naive daughter in a domestic drama titled "He'll Call." "The Independence of Saura," an anthropomorphic parable, tells the epic adventure of a woman's attempt to recapture her wayward small intestine. And lastly, giving this collection its title, "Ruby And The Tree House" is a coming-of-age, non-linear fantasy about an interracial family who spends their summers living in a mystical tree house.