These stories describe interactions between ordinary humans and the divine, the satanic and various scientific possibilities - or simply the imagination. In THE CHASTENER OF SOULS, a peaceful morning feeding pigeons in the park is interrupted by a heavenly busybody. In TRADE SECRETS, alien visitors offer the human race a deal that sounds too good to be true. In NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, a trio of friends in ancient Judea find a profitable sideline writing stories. In GOD IS A REPUBLICAN, a couple of members of the Grand Old Party receive support from an unexpected quarter. In THE DEVIL...