This is a collection of short stories encapsulating diverse themes of love, hope, pain, the supernatural,blood, sex and fate. It begins with "a tale of two" , the love story of a distraught woman beaten severely by fate and a repentant husband who stands by her side but cannot stop what is coming. This is quickly accompanied by "Blood lust" a bizzare story of a young lad who uses his "juju" prowess to suppress unsuspecting enemies. Then next "Campus love" a fast paced story laced with love, sex and dishonesty. "Shades of Red" and then finally, "the rule of salt" which recount the narratives of a young girl in the third person narrative, her childhood and the vagaries of growing up.