Overreach

While each short long story or long short story features different settings and the struggles of the main characters, all touch upon government overreach, corruption and power. THE SOCIAL MEDIA JUNKIE Call me Ishmael - Just like that fellow in Melville's famous novel, Moby Dick. Better yet, just call me Bob, because that's my name, or at least what my friends call me. I have many friends because I am a social media junkie. One day I stumbled onto unfathomable power, available at my fingertips on a keyboard. Dark people pursue me wanting that power not even knowing how to use it, nor if to use it. This is my story. It is a bit odd, but then, my friends tend to believe I am a bit odd. Now that I think about it, they might be right.THE TIME TRAVELER'S NEPHEWIn 1895, H. G. Wells wrote a story called 'The Time Machine.' It soon became a classic of science fiction, but was it really fiction? ASSASSINATION GUARANTEED Assassination doesn't always involve killing but often does. No matter what the method, the best way is-- Guaranteed. The road to world peace - paved by a grieving grandmother.