Learning Unix Concepts Through Fiction?

AntiPasto asks: "Technical reading is often difficult to digest. With a new project called HotelNix I hope to create a database of stories that teach concepts one would normally read in man pages. We all know that these tasty tidbits can be at the very least archaic, so could the Unix world benefit from a public-domain, user-contributed technical story archive? What kinds of writing would be beneficial to readers on many levels, and in what ways could we index it?" Interesting project. I think this might help Unix newbies more than seasoned admins in learning concepts, but that in and of itself would be worthwhile.