The Woman Who Went Out
A woman weeps, unfulfilled by her tight-fisted and dispassionate husband. Her
Short Story
The Hour of the Sheep
The master swordsman, Tiero of Trin, begins a manuscript suggested by the
The Magic Animal
Viviane, a young woman who can understand the speech of animals, rides
The Giant
A writer stops at a small-town convenience store and strikes up
Frostfree
Appliance salesman Roy Tabak discovers an unfamiliar refrigerator in his kitchen. He
It’s Very Clean
A heavy-set woman welcomes Miles to her brothel. To set her
Going to the Beach
A destitute worker reflects on his high school teacher and her promise
Loco Parentis
A nurse deposits a ten-month-old boy with a new mother
Unrequited Love
The author prefaces his confession, citing good intentions despite harm brought to
Thou Spark of Blood
Gibson wakes to find Commander Lorenz asleep and Major Cappio dead, his
The Green Wall Said
Five human beings find themselves seated in a semicircular room and surrounded
Mountains Like Mice
In a walled courtyard of the academy, Otho the Captive dyes Dirk’