This collection of twelve stories contains three from each of the following genres- realistic fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and ghost stories. Here is a brief description of each story- a ghost hungry for memories a mother who is said to bite off the head of any suitor for her daughter of which she doesn't approve a dragon who doesn't want to leave behind a star pupil a boy who finds gold while hunting for lost golf balls a fish that cannot be caught an old woman who finds her past too tempting an elf boy who comes to terms with his allergies a soldier who confronts his fears a human colonist who survives an alien bug a little creature who steals grandpa's socks three burglars who get more than they bargain for a little girl who learns there is more to death than dying