First published 2013
Kit expects another routine scout field trip with his troop. The day starts like any other outdoor adventure until Kit notices something unusual in the sky. A mysterious object from space streaks toward Earth and crashes nearby. What began as a standard scouting expedition transforms into something far beyond anything Kit could have imagined. The fallen object changes everything Kit thought he knew about the world around him. As part of the Guys Read collection, this story captures the moment when ordinary life collides with the extraordinary. Kit must decide what to do with his discovery and whether anyone will believe what he witnessed. The crash forces Kit to confront questions about his place in a universe much larger and stranger than he realized.
Genres: short-stories, science-fiction, adventure, aliens
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, ordinary-person-extraordinary-events
50 pages · Unknown Binding · Walden Pond Press