"The Magic of Kindness" is magic realism with a dash of erotic spiciness. Like the author's previous collection of tales, it is a "novel in short stories." The eight quirky tales in the present volume are connected not only by plot elements, but also by everyday objects and characters who appear in more than one story. A few of the tales are inadvertent romances.The author draws once again upon his stable of six trustworthy players who first appeared...