A. Seeker's Storybook
Stories for the Working Soul
By Michelle Tocher
Albert Seeker thinks he’s just a regular working stiff trying to make ends meet. But when his job security is threatened, Albert is pitched out of complacency. He starts asking himself serious questions about who he is and what kind of work really matters to him. Albert has an artistic gift that he has shut down, but once he starts soul-searching, his vision and calling become clear.
A. Seeker’s Storybook is Albert’s fascinating journal, his drawings, and the stories he encounters as he undergoes a profound change of heart.
~ Rave Reviews ~
“I’m just in the process of reading Michelle Tocher’s A. Seeker’s Storybook and have been touched and inspired by the messages her stories deliver. Many thanks and congratulations to Michelle for sharing her very special vision and talent with us.”
— Rosemary Volpe, Counsellor, Ryerson Polytechnic University
“The weaving together of beautiful stories with the journal of A. Seeker has a very appealing touch, and I believe this whole manuscript is very usable. Students at various levels will be able to read, understand, appreciate, and apply many of life’s ‘lessons’ embodied in these stories. The truths conveyed regarding the current and future state of employment trends and the new career theories are very much in touch with what we are trying to convey to our students.”
— Counsellor, Halton-Peel Counselling Services
“I found the book very easy to read and was quite moved by the stories. I found A. Seeker’s story to be perhaps as important as the other stories in the book in that his process describes the career search in the new world. The book was inspiring and I’d love to be able to share it with others who are on their own journey.”
— Marilyn Burke, North York Counsellor
Illustrations
The illustrations in A. Seeker’s Storybook were created by Richard Leach, who made a strong connection with the main character and the insights Albert had after reading each of the fables in the book.
Here are some of our favorite pictures and quotes from Albert’s Journal.
“Lately I’ve been fighting the feeling of being totally useless, just like the discarnate pitcher spirit, without value of any kind. I feel like I have nothing to offer whatsoever.”
“Like Danny, I’m knocked off my feet by this great big doll. The prisoner meets the liberated woman. She’s too big for me, she’s gonna make me change, she’s gonna bust up my security. I feel like wailing and running away, just like Danny did.”
“Maybe it’s okay to be naked for awhile, go underground, have a dry spell, hibernate. Nature does it, why shouldn’t we?”