The Devious Elephant

By Kent Hugus

Ten short stories about flight. Several teenagers were cheated out of their win in a Phoenix scientific competition; they seek revenge by dropping ping pong balls on the Super Bowl. Pet flying squirrels guide a young pair of humans into adulthood. A falling satellite threatens Poseidon's summer household in the seas off California. Few remember that he is also the God of Earthquakes! Tiny hummingbirds fly yearly 5800 mile round trips, yet one takes time to go mano a mano with a tiny drone. The German pilot of an ME-109 guides a damaged bomber back to England, but soon learns that no good deed goes unpunished. Retired airline pilots build replica WW-I planes and do battle in jest. A royal albatross leaves the southern seas to tour the vast Pacific. Meet the humans he encounters along the way, and hear their stories. A dragon, yes, a dragon, does combat with a plane and learns a lesson.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kent Hugus
• Release date: Jul 21, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301630493

Kent Hugus

Graduated Cal at Berkeley and have the sandals to prove it. Served as a Naval Aviator. Joined IBM as a software engineer, and then resigned to form my own software company. Sold that and retired to Park City, UT, until illness forced me down to sea level. I moved to Escondido, CA, and commenced writing novels. I am divorced, but have two sons, a daughter, and several grandchildren.

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