The six selected stories and the bonus novel excerpt cover the spectrum of what is or not wicked. These stories are set in Massachusetts, which adds to the meaning of wicked In the first story, we follow an ex-con murderer who struggles with following through with his life altering "project." He is about to change one family's life forever. The second story "Only Time Can Tell" allows us access into the mind of a notorious stick-up kid who enhances his reputation by taking credit for a murder he did not commit. A decision that has unexpected consequences. The third story illustrates how a hero can be an ordinary person who has to act as he visits "The Top of the Hub." The fourth story follows Peter as he goes "Off to the Park" and a tragic event happens that is more nefarious than it seems. In the fifth story, twelve year old Frank wakes up in the hospital after brain surgery. He has lost his memory and struggles to regain it. But regaining his memory may have dire unsuspected consequences. The sixth story "Standard Deviation," follows a college student, whose personal problems takes on a different context when a key element is revealed. In the novel excerpt, Da Brickz, twelve year old Damien has a dream of becoming a drug lord. With his mentor Kain and his team Da W8 Movaz by his side, he begins the ascent to the top of the drug trade.