When Sonder Becomes a Real Word is a collection of short stories. We all wish to understand the world better, conversely, we all hope that the world would understand us better. The short stories in this book, are an attempt to do just that. Where did we come from and where we might be heading to? Will the world change so much that we become insignificant in the grander scheme of things? Or, are things so simple that all we need is a prayer? What happens when three women across generations turn to the sea for solace? What does the sea teach them? Can a writer write better stories if she could hear every single person in the world? What might the world look like, if we forget what we actually need for survival? What will animals think of our replacements? And finally, a story to remind us that life is full of happy endings…