A student creates a wave gun to avenge his father's death, a GPS leads a man down the road to an unpleasant past, a boy makes tar bubbles to rescue his drowning mother, a destructive act against an ageless light bulb causes global disaster, a life altering gift from aliens goes terribly awry, a contaminated lake protects and transforms a family, and a horticulturist inadvertently grows something monstrous. These and two-dozen other fascinating tales will take you to places both extraordinary and exhilarating.