THERE ARE NO TELESCOPES IN THE OBSERVATORY. ITS PURPOSE IS NOT TO OBSERVE THE VASTNESS AND COMPLEXITY OF THE UNIVERSE BUT THE VASTNESS AND COMPLEXITY THAT EXISTS IN THE HUMAN MIND. TO BECOME AN OBSERVATORY MEMBER YOU MUST UNDERGO TRAINING TO DEVELOP THE SKILL OF LISTENING, RATHER THAN HEARING; OF SEEING, RATHER THAN LOOKING. AS PART OF YOUR EDUCATION, YOU WILL BE ASSIGNED A MENTOR WHO WILL GUIDE YOUR OBSERVATIONS THROUGH EACH STORY. EVEN THOUGH THE STORIES ARE UNRELATED, SOME HUMOROUS, SOME SERIOUS, YOUR MENTOR WILL HELP YOU FOCUS ON THE STORIES MAIN THEME. WE AT THE OBSERVATORY ANTICIPATE WELCOMING YOU AS A MEMBER; SO LISTEN WELL AND SEE CLEARLY. Author Bio: CARSON W. BRYAN, Ph. D., LIVED AND WORKED IN THE WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA AREA OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY WHERE HIS CHILDREN, GRAND CHILDREN, AND GREAT GRAND CHILDREN STILL RESIDE. IN THE YEAR 2000 HE BECAME A RESIDENT OF AMELIA ISLAND, FLORIDA PURSUING HIS HOBBIES AND PART TIME WORK. IN 2008 HE PUBLISHED HIS FIRST BOOK: 'WILLIAM "DIVOT" MULLIGAN: A MAN FOR ALL SENIORS'. IN 2009 HIS SECOND BOOK: 'THE RETURN: A MAN FOR ALL SENIORS' WAS PUBLISHED. IN 2010 HIS FIRST BOOK OF SHORT STORIES: 'LET'S FIND OUT' WAS PUBLISHED. HIS FIRST MYSTERY: 'THE ONE YOU FEED' WAS PUBLISHED IN 2011. THIS IS HIS SECOND BOOK OF SHORT STORIES BECOMING HIS FIFTH OFFERING.