Imagine the fear in your mind if Aliens invaded your town, killed most of the men, stole your possessions, and took your wife and children far away in their sleek ship Can a twenty-two year old, role-playing gamer, be a threat to our national security and a real American hero? What goes through the mind of a prisoner the night before his execution? Will a pot-smoking, delinquent teenager become an Eagle Scout with his father as a role model? Why does mankind continually search for evidence of the origin of all creation? How much torture can a prisoner of war endure before breaking down and providing the enemy with strategic information? What would you give to save a troubled marriage? Would you offer your life to save your spouse? History had recorded many periods when large masses were singled out for persecution and extermination. What would you do if everything in your world kept changing each day? Where would you go if time-travel was actually possible and what would you bring with you? These are the subjects of Tall Tales Told in Short Stories."