In the throes of the Second World War, young Meissner, a college student with dreams of becoming a scientist, is drafted into the German army and sent to the Eastern Front. But soon his regiment collapses in the face of the onslaught of the Red Army, hell-bent on revenge in its race to Berlin. Many decades later, now an old man reckoning with his past, Meissner pens a letter to his grandson explaining his actions, his guilt as a Nazi participator,...

"Grandpa's Memories of Main Street is set in the 1940's and 50's in the small town of Cornwall, New York, located along the Hudson River. Every town and village across America at that time had a Main Street that was economically vibrant and socially active. While each community was unique, there were common threads that ran through them all. In this story, a grandfather tells his grandchildren in a letter about his memories of those bygone days. He...

"Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all saying the same thing: his crayons have had enough! They quit! Beige Crayon is tired of playing second fiddle to Brown Crayon. Black wants to be used for more than just outlining. Blue needs a break from coloring all those bodies of water. And Orange and Yellow are no longer speaking -- each believes he is the true color of the sun. What can Duncan possibly...