Vincent Berg: Stories

A Not-Quite Human Story
Unable to find a home and acceptance on Earth, an intrepid band of misplaced youth seek out their ancestral home among the stars. Unfortunately, their reception is not what they were hoped. The home they discover is a hostile place, involved in a huge interstellar war with an hostile alien species. Viewed as untrusted interlopers, they search for a place in a universe with no use for them, with little place to turn for assistance.

A Not-Quite Human Story
Al and Betty have peculiar skills which set them apart, and which leads them to search for others like them. As they discover who they might be, they become alienated from friends, family and humanity in general. They must discover who they are and where they belong, as there no room for them in their world. Between walking into disasters, ungrateful rescues and government agents tracking their every movement, they're searching for a way out and a way home, wherever that might be.

Offered telepathic, psychedelic mushrooms by someone murdered due to what he learned using them, Theo Muller wrestles with his troubled path, uncertain future and his undeniable yet unclear role in God's plans.

A Demonic Issues Story
Phil Walker was a normal man-until demons invaded his mind. Eager to understand his visions, he seeks answers, only to face hostility from the police. Does it matter if he's technically insane if he cures hundreds? As Phil battles his inner demons, he wrestles with where they originated and how they impact him and his health. However, the question remains: are his unusual skills an otherworldly phenomenon, the results of disease, or a gift from above?

Peg has been dancing around holes her whole life, and not those in the sidewalk she plays on. Faced with danger, she ventures inside the very thing she fears most, discovering complexities she can't comprehend. As the dangers mount, and her home becomes unsafe, will the holes in her life make her whole, provide an escape, or consume everything? Are they a blessing, a curse, or a sign of imminent mental illness?

Emma Rules is asked to investigate a case, but finds the Police Commissioner the main suspect. She faces an impossible mission, quickly solve the crime with minimal staff, and few resources. If she clears the Commissioner, everyone will suspect collusion. If she fails, it'll make the NYPD look corrupt and plunge the city into turmoil. In addition, her sister-in-law and niece seek her assistance, throwing her life into turmoil when she has little time to deal with it.

A Psychic Readings Story
Logan and Leslie Sykes were always close, but once Aiesha joins them, they discover they share more than just each other, as they apparently draw forth unseen spirits to them. Join them as they wrestle with these new abilities and their overlapping auras, deciding what sets them apart, how to control it and more importantly, determining just how dangerous it is. Either way, they and Jie Gai are in this together, whatever the outcome.

A Not-Quite Human Story
Unable to find acceptance on Earth, an intrepid band of misplaced youth seek out their ancestral home among the stars. But their reception is not what they had hoped. The home they discover is a hostile place, involved in a huge interstellar war with an hostile alien species. Viewed as untrusted interlopers, they search for a place in a universe with no use for them.