Hack

bound to keep others free

Adam Baum is a computer geek; hacks mainframes to have a peek. No firewall can yet resist him. One day he hacks a missile system. He could disarm every warhead or the just offensive nukes instead.

Tell the military about security? Would they even listen to me? Or come a’knocking at my door; secret agents to settle the score. Best to leave no evidence. Was never here and no footprints.

Adam leaves the hack in place, but looks to halt the nuclear race. A shut-down code of his creation, disarming missiles of every nation. They will find him eventually, this Adam bound to keep us free.

About Me

Roger Kenyon was North America’s first lay canon lawyer and associate director at the Archdiocese of Seattle. He was involved in tech (author of Macintosh Introductory Programming, Mainstay) before teaching (author of ThinkLink: a learner-active program, Riverwood). Roger lives near Toronto and offers free critical thinking and character development courses online.

“When not writing, I’m riding—eBike, motorbike, and a mow cart that catches air down the hills. One day I’ll have Goldies again.”