A strange growth that will change a man…. People with open umbrellas when no rain is in sight…. An old suitcase with a haunting past and the man who decides to change its future…. A vengeful victim of a house fire…. A mattress that can bring a man hope in his dreams…. A mother so bent that she does the unthinkable to keep her baby from growing up…. These are only the catalysts. Stories included in this collection:

Ghosts of a Catalyst The Catalyst: Beginning the Dream The Growth of Alan Ashley Drawn In Inquisitor, Inc. You Make My Flesh Crawl Kill -13- Icarus Falling Burned Out Snow Day The Umbrella People Stray Cats Old Nelly’s High Price Something in the Pipes Fun Gus the Tap Dance Man Mommy’s Baby Don’t Need to Grow Up