The Flamer

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I wanted to shake the globe. I wanted to hide in the corner.

I wanted to get it over with, everything over with. Remember what they named that pent-up barrel of uranium, the one they dropped on Hiroshima? Little Boy.

All boys play with fire.

Oby is a closet pyromaniac. His backyard shed is a secret lab where explosive recipes are tested. His house burns down twice under suspicious circumstances. Parents, teachers, mountain men, and arson inspectors are all concerned. But Oby just can’t help himself. His genius lies in napalm.

Oby’s biggest question is: Will he land the Nobel Prize?

Or is he stuck in the fattest part of the bell curve?