Jordan Cassidy, alone, without hope. Lost in a desert with no chance of survival, the only thing keeping him alive so far is his love for his wife Laura and his desperation to save her.

A man's reaction to the news of his father's fatal condition. A short story by Christopher Brinkley.

A telling of a young man's painful experience at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center.

The colonization of Mars, for mankind, means the accomplishment of greatness, and a footnote of Universal truth. But for the astronauts sent to live on Mars for several years will leave behind either their sanity, or their lives. When the psyche of over half of the population of astronauts on Mars are broken, only those truly strong enough may survive. Who escapes death? Who learns of the terrible truth behind their mission on Mars?