The word 'almost' is being feared by many people. We are scared to be happy or loved because fate might take it away from us instantly and we will be left with that 'almost' kind of feeling. What we do not know is the experience called 'almost' is actually a journey. It will teach us a lot of things that we never thought we are capable of learning and overcoming. Augustus Park resides in a city in the Philippines. After earning a degree in Education from a prominent secular university, he works as an English teacher in a local Christian school and writes as a hobby. Almost: A Collection of Short Stories is his first book but he penned a lot of humble poems and a novel entitled Next To You. He is influenced by John Green, Nicholas Sparks, Rick Riordan, Mary Higgins Clark, and George RR Martin.