The Query

The Query is a collection of stories - stories of hope - arising from a simple question: “What is the reason for the hope that is within you?”  They were gathered through chance encounters with strangers across America: On airplanes, in restaurants or cafés, at a car dealership, in a jury waiting room.  The stories are as diverse as the storytellers: a teen anticipating senior prom in the arms of her first love; a crusty construction superintendent; an engaging nuclear physicist; a wid