Out of all the stories the two that stick out most were "The Hawk and the Fox" and "The Holding Pen". "The Hawk and the Fox" is a perfectly written short story about two animals in the wild and their unusual relationship. In a way, it reminded me of a Disney movie, a feel good read. "The Holding Pen" is about two people who meet, and you kind of want their rocky relationship to work out, and the ending is more real-life than most in the romance genre. The characters of this one, although I don't remember ever finding out the narrator's name, are outstanding and so real-life. A lot of bad characteristics in the man, August (a.k.a. Skip), are not usually what you find in a romantic story.

Barbara Kennedy's collection of short stories is a good read and would make any afternoon go by. It was a nice and unusual (as the subtitle implies) collection - a must read for any eclectic reader.