provokes thoughts in the alternative. Author Mel W. Palmer hopes his readers begin to think outside the box. Also, he hopes they gain insight and hope from his work. There is more than one way to look at everything. You can and ultimately will judge a book by its cover. Readers, gain a sense of getting outside yourselves to look at every facet of life. About the Author Mel W. Palmer has been a registered nurse for forty years. Much of his writing is influenced by what he’s experienced. In his younger years, he was a musician, playing the trumpet and the drums. He had a very full childhood, and he feels he’s had a few lives: his childhood, his years as a musician, his years as a nurse, and now his time as a poet.