An A.I.'s love for a human family leads to danger on an orbiting space station... A hipster accidentally destroys Alcatraz while crushing on a cute coffee barista... A girl on trial for mass murder is either evil incarnate -- or victim of a demon most foul... Across the ages, a time-traveling secret agent fights to save the family he lost forever... These stories -- and more -- are now available in Michael Ryder's debut collection of short fiction.