Every man deserves a girl - and with the Apple Tree, every man can have one. With the simple application of a chip, one girl can take on the appearance of any past wife or lover, a different character for every man in town. In this dark and lonely world, one man tries to find the girl behind the mask in this sharply written piece.
What is a happy ending? The coachman has watched dozens of young girls find their endings in glass slippers and white gowns: some triumphant with their princes, others coming back too early, a few ending in a hangman's noose. But as the coachman's night wanders on, the question become insistent: where is her happy ending?
A Bedtime Story by Julia Rios (horror/fantasy)
There's nothing more frightening than the monster in the closet - unless, perhaps, it's the monster out of the closet, which your mother fails to acknowledge and insists on calling Uncle Steve. A story of a childhood nightmare with the complication of its being real.
The Youngest by Shane O'Leary (supernatural)
Kara has escaped her captors, but she cannot escape her dreams. While her psychiatrist insists it is merely trauma, she drifts in reality to see the planning of her own kidnapping as well as the gruesome reenactment of her escape. As ghosts chase her and direct her, she begins to understand her journey is not over.
Letter to an Overly Ambitious Alien Chef of the Future by Mari Ness (science fiction)
Joe would go to the ends of the universe for a nice meal, especially to try out his good friend's cuisine. After a visit to Leon's restaurant, Joe attempts to impart a little cautious praise and advice on the use of mushrooms, blood, and accidental dismemberment in the X'Rstys Restaurant of the Caltog Quadrant.
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Just because most speculative fiction books star young white men doesn't mean yours has to. Campbell Award-winner Elizabeth Bear invites you to walk on the wild side and reap the benefits of characters who are none of the above.
How Not to Be Turned Into a Frog by AJ Grant
Witchcraft isn't just the province of cauldron-stirring hags; it's also an increasingly mainstream religion. Learn how to add a little reality to your urban fantasy as staff writer AJ Grant walks you through the basics of modern-day Wicca and Neo-Paganism.
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