Hopefully Ever After

'...I made my smile out of hard times and snatched joys. I sanded it down on surviving.'Beginnings and endings. Hard-fought nights and hard-won dawns. As we fall, so we rise. These are stories about hope.In these 52 very short pieces of fiction, James Webster goes looking for hope in the dark places of sci-fi and fantasy. What inspires us to keep moving forward when the road ahead seems endless? When today has hurt us deeply, how do we keep our hearts open to tomorrow? Where do we find the power to believe in a better world?Packed with bright beauty, wry laughter and deep longing, these are tales to feed your heart's fire to seek joy even amidst sorrow. Because hope is not something you wait for, it s something you make on purpose.