They are the people you see every day. The well-dressed woman standing in front of you on the early-morning coffee line. The young couple holding hands, gazing up as colors fill the night sky on the Fourth of July. The chubby girl licking an ice cream cone as she rushes past. The tired electrician reaching up to add one more bulb to a new silver candelabra. And the old man counting change behind the counter of his candy store. THREE FOR A DOLLAR, a collection of original stories by Shirley Russak Wachtel, goes beyond the glimpse to explore moments in their lives, ultimately revealing how in some ways we are all related to each other, not so different after all--and worthy of more than just a passing glance.