Included within this book are fourteen short stories, seven of which were winners in audioarcadia's last writing competition. the reader will be entranced by these fascinating, intriguing and, at times, humorous accounts of human situations. below is a precis of each of the seven winning entries from the specially selected seven different authors: habits of man: an afterword of the author's attempt at psycho-educational literature. ha: the entertaining story about a group of hypochondriacs. grave reservations: a dark tale concerning the dinner date of four friends. gateway to the soul: atra's new ai eyes had been the saving of his sanity until ... the whiteout: annie is a creature of habit but something inside her is unravelling. honesty is the best poverty: a cleaner finds a stash of money in a wastepaper bin. what should she do? the holiday reading list: sir robert buckley, mp, does not wish to be interviewed. this book contains adult language.