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In this short story we become as excited as the fourteen year old boy that is given an opportunity to learn about and actually drive an old Shay locomotive from the early 1900's. Learn the basic manner to fire up and run a steam locomotive as you stand with him while the engineer and fireman coach him in what he has to do to get it ready to run. Feel his excitement as he actually opens the throttle and feels the locomotive begin to travel down the tracks to an old gold mine.

There are several cultural changes that put our youth at risk. It is time to acknowledge these issues and deal with them in a positive and resolute manner.

Take a look at the hiring process by way of each successive step needed to apply and interview for a job. Helpful advice is given for those persons who seek to avoid any chance whatsoever of being considered for a position. This 'tongue in cheek' look at the hiring process is meant to show the exact opposite point of view from what an applicant should actually do if they desire to be considered for a job. A great little article to give to your sons and daughters before beginning the job seeking process. A laugh out loud article, with a moral.

This is a short story about a couple who, while camping near Julian in southern California, find a strange pup, abandoned and starving. They take it home and raise it to full grown; the strange part is that no-one knows just what it is. The one speculation that seems to be closest claims that it is actually a Chubrecabra; a feared demon of the desert, according to the latino community. I leave it up to you to decide. Enjoy the tale.

This is a short story where a young woman working with sea animals is mysteriously contacted by a dolphin that tells her she is to be a conduit for messages from some mysterious beings that live beneath the sea. Her role is a secret one, and eventually she is able to communicate with the Monitors directly. The messages she passes deal with scientists who wish to know more about the Monitors; something they don't want to happen. Follow her through several years of her life, as she deals with the burden of being the only person who knows her secret.

In this short story a puzzle box willed to a woman from her seafaring grandfather is stolen during a burglary. Seen on TV the box is pursued by the previous owner. Her quest to reclaim it and find out what it contains results in a truly unexpected outcome.

A short story about magic and mystery. After the Japanese earthquake and tsunami of March, 2011, a gold broach is found entangled in debris washed to the American shore in 2013. The broach carries a mysterious kanji message that portends unusual happenings for the finder. Travel with him as he seeks to find the owner of the valuable and mysterious piece of Asian jewelry, and experience his disbelief at what happens.

A Civil War pistol is used well and passed on through the generations.

A story about two east coast college graduates who through interesting circumstances join forces and travel west, becoming both successful businessmen and town marshals.

In this short story about a couple who are photographing the wilds of northern California when they discover a landslide that killed a mother and buried her child. The especially interesting thing is that the mother was a sasquatch and the child survived, to be raised in secret by the couple. Enjoy their many unusual times trying to be good parents to a wild child.

How to make and use the old time surf sack created during World War II and brought back to the beach for more years of enjoyment.

This is a short story about finding a dragon lounging in your garage. The family is astounded when they find the dragon kicking back on their couch in the garage. The wife is miffed because the dragon has eaten all of her just planted flowers. Listen to the dragon as he describes how he came to be there, and witness his gift to them.

In this short story an Irish farmer in 1733 saves the life of his Lord's daughter and is given a clock as a reward. In settlement of a debt he returns the clock as security. Over the years the clock is lost. An American descendant, a young girl, endeavors to find it and return it to the family.

An action filled short story where a couple opens a hotel on Catalina Island and it becomes popular with upscale visitors. Two couples take advantage and become unwelcome. It turns out that they are mob connected and take offense at being ejected. The resulting action encompasses the hotel, beach and most of the harbor. Not to be missed. Action at its finest.

This short story is a recounting of how an eastern dude shows up in a western town, desiring that the local gunfighter educate him in the art of becoming a gunslinger. The resulting action is more than he bargained for.

A young rancher needs a new hat. His father gives him an old worn out hat, but the young man schemes to better his acquisition...with grim results.

In this second of two short stories a man who loses his son to Somali pirates, undertakes a second personal mission, now sanctioned by a government agency, to wreak as much havoc on the Somali pirate community as humanly possible. Lots of action.

In this short story we follow a Scot v.s. English rivalry of landholders through several generations, as the land along Hadrian's Wall is acquired and re-acquired over and over again. It all finally comes to fruition by means of an American couple that intercedes in an interesting manner, bringing the feud to a satisfying conclusion.

A bounty hunter enters a small town saloon and engages in a dart game. His quarry becomes a victim of the dart game as his identity is accidentally revealed.

A man finds his dream classic car in a most unexpected way.