Short stories tagged with Mission
Listing 6 stories.
An overweight journalist navigates a strange friendship with a legendary writer and finds his life curiously entwined with one of the writer's students, a fiery young girl.
WaLiLa is an immortal being from the stars, sent by her ancestors to collect nectar from the earth. When her mission goes awry, she risks being tied to earth forever.
A sassy female cyborg from Earth journeys throughout the universe on a quest to save it from the contagious and all-consuming love unleashed by the evil creature Zarzak.
After five years of searching for a famed Nazi, a man and his fellow agents discover the fugitive right under their noses, but their plan to abduct him goes awry.
A young American teacher grows close to a troubled student who believes she can echolocate like bats.
A man traveling to Cuba agrees to do a favor for his uncle, but when he finds himself involved in matters of money, politics, and sex, he realizes that his uncle's request may be more difficult and dangerous than he thought.