CANDLELIGHT MOON is both unsettling and sweet. Readers are voyeurs into the unique and often troubled psychology of the characters. In 'Circle K,' terror races through the mind of a convenience store employee during a hold up. 'Fortune Cookies' offers sweet romantic tension as feelings grow between two twenty-something office workers. In 'Candlelight Moon' a middle-aged woman's thoughts cross briefly into a past intimate friendship and what could have been. Witty, unforgettable, off putting and tender, Rose Gluck's stories offer a rare look into the complexities of the human experience in this collection of short stories.