Goodreads asked Eugene W. Carr:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Eugene W. Carr The first story in the book, Twenty-six Minutes, came about as a request to write a short story involving three people, two of whom knew what was going on (the father and the controller – both are pilots), and one that did not (the daughter who is not a pilot and is a passenger in the airplane).

The second story, Broken Cord, came about as a desire to expand on the characters of the first story, and in the process to change the ending, to try a new genre; a tragedy.

The third story, Umbilical, came as a result of my readers requesting an ending with a romantic twist. I acquiesced, but with a surprising result in the end.

The three stories, together, garner a common theme; communications between peoples is what ties us together. As a result, I decided to put them together in the same book: action, tragedy, and romance.

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