Five stories, five times Five science fiction and fantasy themes, each explored five times by five different authors. Twenty-five great authors demonstrating just how varied and interesting SF&F can be, and how each authors style and approach make all the difference. Contents Contemporary Fantasy Dreaming in Other Colours Meryl Stenhouse Letters to the Earth Caleb Warner The Fourth Pillar Says No L. Chan Howl at the Moon T.R. North Kitchen Vanessa Fogg Soft Science Fiction Time, The Ever-Rolling Stream Juliet Kemp Patience K. G. Anderson Petri Viventum James Ross The Great Scientist Rivalry on Sourdough Beth Goder The Visible Spectrum Matt Thompson Other The Fragments of Others Suzanne J. Willis Between Ashes and Wings Chanel Earl 1001 Y. X. Acs Where Art Thou, My Love? Filip Wiltgren Deus ex Noir Rhoads Brazos Hard Science Fiction T-Minus Ian Rennie Countdown David Hammond One of the Cities Damien Krsteski In the Absence of Time Pauline Yates The Long View Karl Dandenell High Fantasy Blood Feud Paul A. Hamilton Child of Flowers Sean R. Robinson Tongue of the Chimera Sandi Leibowitz Song and Sacrifice Rob Francis The Gentlest River Karolina Fedyk