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Families are our greatest source of refuge, even though we sometimes need to seek refuge from them. Bud was certain that if the leaves fell in the fall his Georgia Bulldogs would valiantly take the gridiron and make him proud. He was equally as certain that his maternal family meant him harm, physically and emotionally. Even though Bud had learned at an early age that family was not a team sport, this last series of events threatened Bud's relationships with the people he cared the most about, his own family. Ride shotgun with Bud in his Pontiac Smokey and the Bandit Edition Trans Am as he navigates through the fog of aging and special interest to attain the rewards of his quest, sobriety and sanity

Just weeks before her wedding, Simone's shattered heart finds solace in a meticulously planned getaway by her mother. However, the well-intentioned escape soon becomes stifling, pushing Simone into a suffocating embrace. A twist of fate occurs as she unearths a cork-sealed bottle, bearing a cryptic message that holds the key to a new path.Mary, curious about her birth parents from 40 years ago, discovers a link in Verna. With her teens, she embarks on a 2,670-mile road trip from Oregon to West Virginia. Through the miles, they bond and uncover their identities.Jada enjoys afternoons on Auntie P's porch. Unbeknownst to her, Auntie P fancies herself a matchmaker and eyes Gary, a blond handyman, for Jada. Instant attraction blooms, yet their opposing views on privilege and class create a hurdle. Tenacious Auntie P won't surrender her matchmaking efforts.Elliot loathed her boyish name, yet no issue arose until March 2020. On a solo trip to heal her heart, fellow travelers quarantined due to a crew member's illness. To Elliot's surprise, her roommate was a stunning, tall British man.Burdened by pre-med studies, Ally seeks solace one autumn day. Chance meeting with Clara, a senior longing to revisit her past, alters Ally's path. Clara, a Vietnam Conflict nurse acquainted with love's pain, imparts life's profound lessons beyond lectures.

"The Coincidence of Birth" is a collection of short stories by North Carolina native and nationally recognized writer Ty Keenum. Keenum's personal journey began in the mountains of North Carolina with residence stopovers in Florida, Texas, and finally culminating in Atlanta, Georgia. Like the author, the story's settings wind throughout the southland from the mountains of West Virginia to the Gulf coast of Florida, the furniture markets of North Carolina and culminates in of all places, the White House.The stories' themes are as disparate as the locations and cover an extensive variety of human conditions and circumstances. All circumstances that were put into play by "The Coincidence of Birth."