Three taleswhere the aliens weren't the bad guys Subliminal Paths Things are not always what they appear. Subtle things we don't recognize can be the difference. The Secret of Mud Lake What was the secret of Mud Lake? That there was a prehistoric monster there was ludicrous, but this was the seventh year in a row where someone ended up dead in that lake. Why? Almost no one went there. Professor Knight was determined to learn the secret of mud lake. Would there be more bodies before anyone learned? Would Knight learn the secret – the hard way? That's Kind of Weird Tom Statler was just going for a hike in the mountains He would like a bit of adventure, but was more wanting to relax and think about what he wanted to do and what he had done. Face it He had no idea of why he was out here, but was more than happy to be. It was nothing like he expected. All he knew was from books. He damned well hadn't learned any of this from a book