...Man, I gotta meet this guy, Pheelix thought.
In an instant, the fortune cookie guy was standing by his side. A strange serenity flowed between their eyes as, in a grainy whisper, the man said, “I’ve been waiting for you.”

Sculptor and poet, James Richard Stober began his science fiction/fantasy story in 1997. The first draft was completed in 1999, at which point the manuscript was retired to the shelf. Six years later, the pages were retrieved, reviewed and brought to publication by popular demand. "Magic Jim" is Stober's Higher Self.