Two 6th-grade boys play a game of basketball. The game is a terrible mismatch. The victor is unable to come to terms with the outcome for 40 years.

An elderly widower finds a dog on his walk in the woods. The two become companions as the man cares for the dog and the dog watches the man.

"Everyone who goes in that room is a liar." That had to be a myth. There cannot be anything special about a silly little room. That's what I thought until I spent a couple of minutes in the room.

Ten-year-old Todd is going with his dad while his dad goes hunting. It is the longest, hardest, and most memorable day of his life.

David is on break from his dead-end job at the Dollar Store. A scruffy old man approaches him claiming to be his uncle who hasn't eaten in two days. David gives the old man his last $2. Something comes back in return later.

Two bored engineering students from Mississippi take a year from college to fight the Soviets in Afghanistan. They never make it. A chance meeting with a former student and a tall, slim Saudi man changes their plans.

Mike Knapp would gaze at the top of the flag pole that stood outside his 4th floor office. It didn't look far. Maybe he could leap out the window and grab it. That was just a daydream until one morning when an accident in the parking garage set off a disastrous chain of events.

An old Soviet satellite is found in a pasture in Louisiana. No one knows why. This is only the beginning.

Karl's wife has a few things for him to do on a Saturday. However, every time he tries to start a job, he faces a garage that is out of control.

People on the streets are acting crazy. Several observers and analysts at a think tank are tasked with discovering why and finding a solution. Can they do so before they too are infected with this craziness?

Six short stories set in the South. This anthology includes: Highway 340, Esther's Grandfather, Under Control Now, The Pecan Trees, The Room, and The Cat in the Bag.

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?