<p><strong>Erin K Parker&rsquo;s</strong>&nbsp;<em>The Secret and the Sacred</em>&nbsp;is a collection of short stories that will linger long after you&rsquo;ve closed the book.&nbsp; What happens when your new friend confesses that he has a terminal illness?&nbsp; When the people in the next apartment make you feel like you&rsquo;re never alone?&nbsp; When you discover you have hidden powers to right the wrongs? &nbsp;When you receive a message from the dead?&nbsp; When you find healing and magic in the most intensive customer service job in the world?&nbsp; When you hit the bottom and there is no other choice but to figure out how to rebuild everything?&nbsp; Sometimes what keeps us going are our secrets.&nbsp; And sometimes it&rsquo;s the sacred things that save us once we learn how to see them.</p>