Roads Less Traveled

Whether our roads are real or metaphorical, whether they are on land or on water, or whether they are traversed on two legs or four, our roads through life present us with unlimited junctions that greet us with a myriad of options at every decision point. We select a direction at each of these forks, sometimes planned, sometimes randomly. It’s in our DNA. How we prevail along these selected byways and how we learn from our newly gained experiences is the stuff that forges our character. If picked wisely, these new roads enrichen our nature, leaving us with an untold wealth of experiences.

But if taken carelessly, we may find our future entangled in bad ruts and briars, leading to dead ends. But whether they’re good roads or bad, or even dead ends, every road molds our character through our experiences gained and the lessons learned.

Author Philip Moynihan has presented a collection of short stories, each diverting from one of these crossroads into an unfamiliar realm. Join the author in these adventures and see for yourself what lies before you when you choose the Roads Less Traveled.

OTHER BOOKS

Zen in a Mountain Snowstorm

An unexpected detour to shelter from a severe blizzard serendipitously rewards the ever-curious Brian and Anne O’Neil with an enriching evening with four others as they all engage in lively discussions of topics ranging from overpopulation to ecology, from medical research to the space program, and from modern technology to metaphysics.

The Ravens of Snover Canyon

Follow the behavior and daily life of the magnificent yet complex raven, one of the most intelligent of all species, as the mated pair Freya and Tyr tend to their hatchlings and teach their fledglings the basics of survival in Ravenworld as they prepare them to venture out on their own.

The Author

Philip Moynihan, PhD, has always enjoyed writing. Had he not chosen a career in aerospace engineering, he likely could have fared moderately well as a journalist. This interest remained honed throughout his forty-five years as an aerospace engineer, including his thirty-eight years at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, all of which involved an extensive amount of writing in the form of drafting countless reports, proposals, and everyday correspondence. While writing may often be seen as a bane to many engineers, to him it came naturally. 

His writing didn’t stop when he retired. As one with a natural curiosity of the world around him and of the universe in general, as a post-retirement hobby he writes essays on widely varied subjects that pique his interest.