Story Titles and Summaries

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A Selfless Manhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HP3S9Z6FA man enters a small town and puts quarters in parking meters. He befuddles a policeman and a judge and welcomes a night in jail
A Chocolate Smugglerhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M0UK0UILet’s all be healthy. Sometimes, however, the best government intentions lead a dad to become an international smuggler.
A Clear, Perfect Lighthttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LNBSFHASometimes, we wish, the light returns to a clouded mind.
A Small Boyhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M4JV5EAA boy struggles with being short his entire life. Then he meets someone who doesn’t care about that.
A Three-Day Walkhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LZWQIO4A natural disaster causes a man to walk away from his house and meet others along his three-day walk.
Can You Believe It?https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HPVMF14LA 16-year-old boy turning into a man is sent on a simple errand by his older sister and mother. Distracted by prospects of talking to girls at the football game that evening, he is shocked by what he finds, three times.
City of Refugehttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M0U6N68An accidental killing pushes a man to seek safety in a city of refuge.
Conversation: A Retreathttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LZXZMZOTwo writers talk about a retreat. One wants a retreat but just can’t find the means. The other convinces him otherwise.
Dreams Realityhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LZWQ7S6What are dreams? What is reality? Sometimes they blur together.
Guitar Generationshttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LZ4LY0APlaying the guitar bridges generations of a family.
Home Defensehttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LZWERAQAn invading army approaches. A community bands together to defend their homes. An unlikely hero emerges.
I (Didn't) Like Himhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LPKYKEQA young man, who never really liked his grandfather, meets in later in life in real life and understands a few things from his past.
In the Shadow of Thy Wingshttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LOES68EA police detective finds a witness to a murder. The witness, however, wants something and gives a priceless piece of paper in return.
Invaded by Aliens from Outer Spacehttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LOE5WMCAliens have invaded earth and have destroyed much of mankind’s technical abilities. The aliens, however, don’t look like aliens.
Islands on the Interstatehttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M0UK7IIA family escapes a dystopian landscape by first finding an island on the Interstate.
Our Last Game of Childhoodhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LQKTB12Childhood ends as two boys play their last game of childhood.
Paper Mache Alienshttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LZXZ5U6The alien spacecraft had been sitting in a lab for study for years. Then a new person enters and discovers the craft if made of paper mache.
Something about the American Dreamhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M4JV16WThere still is an American dream. It may not look the same, but it is there.
The Candidate and the Engineerhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LZ43V6UAn unknown man runs for public office and enthralls crowds in person and on nationwide television. How does he do it? Who is the engineer by his side?
The Car Hackershttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LZ4D58YIn a future where all cars are self-driving and owned by the state, a small band of hackers has some fun.
The Comic Writers Classhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HNFBMYGFA group gathers to learn to write comedy and bring laughter. The environment of the class is not what is expected.
The Cut and Paste Memoirshttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LZYC41IA man writes his memoirs without picking up a pencil or touching a computer — just a copy machine.
The Disruption Prevention Divisionhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M4BX8NYIt is true. The government does prevent the release of products and ideas that will disrupt the economy.
The Edge of the Woodshttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LQLK0N4Something ominous has been deep in the forest. Now, however, it is on the edge of the woods.
The Future of Mankindhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LZXN01MSome see a school bus full of rowdy kids. One sees the future of mankind. He smiles.
The Great In Betweenhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LPLHQQ4There is a time when a young adult is treading lightly in the great between ages.
The Greedy Virushttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M4KJA00A virus has hit mankind. There is no stopping it. Those hit by it fall prey to greed.
The Hiccupshttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M0U6CSMA young man is stricken with the hiccups for days.
The Human Test Labhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M4SOVG0A college student needs money. He signs up for a weekend experiment in the human test lab. What could go wrong?
The Librarianhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M4BXLMCIn a dystopian future, one survivor finds solace as the librarian to every library in walking distance.
The Library Writerhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LZ51SAAA poor man lives with his poor sister and her two kids. The public library is where he toils day after day as a writer.
The Little Magician Boyhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HMM8TQ1DAn old man and his grandson pretend the be magicians. The pretend becomes reality. What do they do now?
The Monument of Peace and Unityhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M0UJRD4A nation of people gathers large stones in one place as a monument of peace and unity. Through the ages, the site is anything but peaceful. There does come a time…
The Presley Brothers A Rock and Roll Fablehttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LPKYPXCIn a rock and roll fable, the Presley Brothers (identical twins) hold a charity event on nationwide television.
The Reign of the Introvertshttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M0TT07SAfter a worldwide calamity, the introverts slowly rebuild civilization while finding a way for the extroverts to be water carriers and wood cutters.
The Shake Uphttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LQU6WX2A second Great Depression hits the suburbs and an American middle-class family.
The Water Pistol Zombie Killershttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LQTSCAOTwo slackers survive the zombie apocalypse and wander through the rural south. They accidentally discover a way to stop zombies.
The Weather Masterhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LZWF3X6Two local politicians seek to benefit from disaster prosperity with the help of the weather master.
This Unending Warhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MOMGMR2Terrorism comes to America in the form of asymmetrical warfare as friends meet in a coffee shop to discuss this unending war.
Thomas Wilson Goes to Schoolhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M4BX7GCAn old man raises an orphaned boy. A teacher and principal recoil when meeting the old man. Nevertheless, Thomas Wilson goes to school.
To Stay Behindhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M4BWVPASomething happened. People in the city are dying. The survivors decide to leave en masse for the countryside. Someone has to stay behind. And then the dying stops.
Tupperware and Lieshttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LQKI0Y6A boy is fed from the Tupperware of a friend’s mother. He learns he has the gift and curse of being able to hit small targets with a rifle. He lives a life of lies.
Typing to the Futurehttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LQL57UAScrounging through the ruins of the world, a man finds a typewriter and records what was to come. What caused the ruin. By typing future history, he remembers.
Unadvisable Enthusiasm: The Origin and Demise of Sportshttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LR37Z8OSports in America emerged from the carnage of the Civil War. Success brought its own demise.
Uncle Hal and the Pen Name Schemehttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M88AZY8A young man can write books, but they don’t sell. His Uncle Hal gives him a scheme for clever pen names.
Walking On Waterhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HQPWVYCTTwo small boys discover they can walk on water. One loses the ability as a teen, but the other keeps it. Walking on water is dangerous to those who can do it and their friends.
Walking with Angelshttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LR37TXUThe family dog goes on a daily walk with his owner and her baby. The dog, but not his owner, sees the daily interactions with angels.
Zombie Planes: Revised and Extended 2013https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LQU17SMThe zombie apocalypse hits. Several commercial airliners, their passenger cabins overrun with zombies, land at WWII runways in Nevada. The flight crews walk to a town and struggle to survive.