Among the tales collected here to make you think, question, and wonder …

• A rescue mission in a combat zone on a hostile planet becomes something more
• A young girl, searching for the parents who abandoned her, discovers that some answers only lead to more questions
• A young boy learns that it takes more than superpowers to become a hero
• A man who had led a less-than-perfect life finds out that it’s never too late for redemption
• A dying Afghanistan veteran’s last moments of his life are not what he expected them to be
• And, sometimes, on the night before Christmas, it is not always a silent night

Explore the past, future, and triumphs of the human soul.