This Is Only A Test

Six stories to get you thinking. From infinity and beyond, with divine intervention at times, this varied collection exists to entertain and get you thinking. Throw in a little imagination, some social commentary, and downright fantasy, and hopefully you will enjoy the ride.

BEST INTENTIONS: A young mother worries about how her young son will ever be able to fit into the crazy world we live in. She is doing everything she can to make sure he grows up to be a conscientious, law abiding, compassionate gentleman. But the world is not perfect, and sometimes the best of intentions can have disastrous consequences.

SPECIAL DELIVERY: The world has undergone a cataclysmic catastrophe, leaving many nations' populations decimated. Fortunately, the surviving nations come to the aid of the stricken, all too happy to ensure that they are there to help. Yeah, right.

INFINITY: A young couple unwittingly unleash their young son's hidden talents. Amusing at first, the boy's abilities quickly blossom into a force the whole world will have a hard time dealing with. If it can.

A COMEDY OF EROS: Our world and the mythological world interact in a most peculiar way at a beauty contest, where the fate of the world might just rest in who wins and why.

SECOND CHANCE: A man, so far down on his luck he can only dig deeper, is given a new lease on life. If he would only recognize it.

THE TEST: On a peaceful Sunday drive with his family, through an affluent beach town, a man comes face to face with the man he thought he was, the man everyone thinks he is, and the man he wants to be. The result is life defining