Jacob sits stunned in the woods next to his house. A schoolteacher turned guerrilla warfare recruiter explains to him that he just shot dead ten soldiers of an invading army. Jacob is now a hero, but he has also become something else, something he despises - a killer.

Things were going well on the job site - except for the generator building. The mechanic had not spoken a word to anyone in two weeks. It was eccentric to say the least. The managers didn't know what to do until a kid showed up on the job site.

An unemployed man laments the closing of the local public library. He decides to do something about it.

Jerry broke into computer systems. He had been doing this since the third grade. This time was different. This time Jerry was going walk into a corporate building and walk out with data in his hands. Would it work?

Nelson stumbles into a tiny restaurant somewhere in Alabama. The place is a treasure trove of chats with interesting people. Nelson goes out of his way two months later to revisit the place, but things have changed.

On January 8, 1935, Vernon and Gladys Presley became the parents of twin boys. They named the first Jesse and the second Elvis. That isn't true, but here is one version of what might have happened.

The key witness to a triple murder sits on a curb with filth running under his feet. He will testify only if a police detective agrees to enter the sewer and help someone.

Sports, created after the American Civil War as an outlet for young men, was honorable. One day, a "winner" shouted at "losers." The sports race was on. So was the downward path.

They didn't seek it; it feel to them. The introverts ruled the world. They didn't see it that way. They saw themselves as the ones to rebuild civilization. As all reigns, it too came to an end one day.

Mike Hatfield was innocent of all wrongdoing. The McCoys didn't care. They claimed he hacked the sensors and the justice system. The Judge advised him to seek safety in a City of Refuge.

Someone left the gate open and Tommy ran out from a small Louisiana town into the world of the professional gunman. I witnessed his life from a distance until he came home one Thanksgiving.

A writer has his first novel published, but $10 a month won't pay the bills. An uncle has an idea for an new strategy.