In throwback Sci-Fi style, harkening to the adventure magazines of the 1950’s, Living Portals is a science fiction short story collection that includes eight stories of time and space bending adventure featuring Tom Tedesco of earth. In settings from the desert to the sea, Tom (and others) learn how to use, call, anticipate and benefit from a phenomenon they cannot yet explain.Throughout his adventures, Tom encounters a cast of characters and species that have plans for the portal system that don’t include the best interests of humanity. Tom may ultimately face a fight for control over the portals and the survival of everyone he’s ever cared for unless he can learn the key to accessing the Portals and the secrets they contain.