The Dream Merchants and other fantasies

Who, or what, are the 'Dream Merchants' - a force for good, or for evil? Or perhaps a race of beings so alien to us that we cannot comprehend their purpose or motivations? Do they control our dreams, or just barter them against our desires? To what extent do dreams effect our destiny, or do the Fates decide all in the end ...?Steven J. Scott is the author of the 'Sammy Squirrel' series of children's adventure fantasies, including 'The Perilous Adventures of Sammy Squirrel' and 'The Further Adventures of Sammy Squirrel', both available from Maple Publishing.This is his first collection of short stories.