When You Giffle...

"When You Giffle..." by L. J. Stecher, Jr. is a science fiction story that tells of Captain Hannah's funny journey through space and the strange things that happen when space travel meets the weirdness of kids. It's all about being innocent, how strange being a kid can be, and how science can go wrong in surprising ways. Captain Hannah tells the story of when he got stuck in a space "swimming hole" of two alien boys, Mike and Aloysius. He messes up their place, so they get their big brother, Jim, to free Hannah. Jim and his brothers have cool mind powers, but when they try to help, they shrink the captain by accident! At long last, Captain Hannah gets a whale to the Prinkip on Penguin II but he ponders what his fun and bewildering adventures and the strange powers of the Monahan kids mean, leaving him unsure about dealing with this wild family again. The story is open-ended, making you think about being curious but careful around new powers and the unknown.