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.

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.

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.

A stranger walks into a two-man tech company and offers them a million-dollar app - no charge. He talks about "interested persons." Is his offer too good to be true?

Two guys volunteer to cook hamburgers at the company picnic. They have opposite temperaments. Can they survive a picnic without grilling each other?

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.

This is a lesson in consulting. It is for talking with a person who knows what is good for them, but can't seem to do it. In the example given, the topic is going to a retreat. Almost any topic could be substituted for it.

Hurricane Mabel has ravished a large region. People are trapped in either their suburban homes or on the roads with looters. Jack Clark has a plan to walk out of the storm-damaged region. He only has to carry enough supplies for three days at a time.

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.

A man wakes with a clear mind. Something is wrong in his home. A conversation with his son reveals that a period of time doesn't exist in his mind. This isn't Rip Van Winkle or some fable. It is, however, dementia disappearing from one person's mind.

The complete saga of a flight crew trapped at 30,000 feet with a plane full of zombies. They make their way to the ground only to be thrust into a small town struggling to survive the coming hordes of zombies from a major city.