This anthology is Volume Four of a series that presents the best entries in the Tusitala Short Story Competition, an annual regional contest organized by the Samoa Observer. Set in past, present and future locations around the Pacific, these stories come from novice writers and accomplished published authors, from university students and retirees, from tiny remote island locations to large Pacific Rim cities. Some tales explore the flimsy line between dreams, memories and reality, while in others inner voices are used to inspire or limit narrators’ actions. The yarns range from dark tales of incest, child molestation and brutal rape to happy accountsof true love prevailing and families reunited.