Short stories in the genre Villain Origin Story

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Two young Mormons go on a mission to bring people to the Church. While one of the boys is determined to convert enough people to make district leader, his partner lacks confidence and persuasiveness.

In between worrying about the street explosions that have been wracking her wealthy New York neighborhood and grieving her late husband, a white landlord begins to suspect that her Asian second-floor tenant is building a bomb.