Unusual Tales #2

A mysterious woman claiming to predict the future sets the city talking, drawing the attention of both a curious police officer and a scheming businessman. When Madam Futura's visions prove startlingly accurate—twice over—Ben Gainer sees fortune in exploitation, but the seer has already foreseen a reckoning for those who would use her gifts for greed. As May 7th approaches, the true price of her prophecies becomes impossible to escape.

When Cliff Henderson inherits his father's construction empire, he's paralyzed by self-doubt—until a mysterious visitor who calls himself Mr. Kon F. Dence materializes before him with a mission to prove what he's capable of. Over the course of a single day, Cliff is pushed into one desperate rescue after another, each one demanding the confidence he never knew he possessed. As his true strength emerges, everything around him—his career, his love life, and his place in the world—begins to transform in ways even he didn't expect.

When tenor John Mortaro takes on the role of Ramakos II in a newly revived opera, he's determined to move beyond the museum's dim portrait of the ancient pharaoh—a weakling and a coward. His preparation takes a startling turn when the real Ramakos II appears to him on stage and whisks him back centuries to witness firsthand the king's true character during a treacherous court crisis and military campaign. Mortaro's glimpse into authentic history transforms his understanding of the man he must portray, with consequences that blur the line between performance and reality.

On September 17th in Lincoln City, a brand-new family sedan and a decrepit delivery truck are on a collision course—and we know it from the start. Watch as Milton J. Baxter's car and Joseph Zelli's truck narrowly miss each other throughout the day, with nervous drivers, faulty brakes, and split-second decisions keeping them apart again and again. By evening, fate catches up with both vehicles in a way that might just surprise you.