Wednesday, April 8, 2009     00:11:20     5.4 Mb

When the Hampstead Building becomes the latest to secede from New York City, Holocaust survivor Matylda Janokowski finds herself on the wrong side of a tribunal convened by her neighbors.

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Sunday, October 28, 2007     00:52:07     24.05 Mb

In a Christmas story for Halloween by William Shunn alter-ego Perry Slaughter, Charles Kelsey surprises a yuletide intruder in his living room—and his shotgun sings a carol of cruel Christmas revenge!

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Tuesday, October 2, 2007     00:59:15     27.27 Mb

Elder Chad Sutton, a young Mormon missionary posted to an orbiting space station, meets his golden contact at last—in the form of an alien visitor. (Originally published in AN ALTERNATE HISTORY OF THE 21st CENTURY.)

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Tuesday, September 11, 2007     00:31:17     14.64 Mb

In a future Europe dominated by AI and nanotechnology, Hector Baratoux plans a journey back in time to father his own daughter. (Originally published in AN ALTERNATE HISTORY OF THE 21st CENTURY, Spilt Milk Press, 2007.)

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Tuesday, August 21, 2007     00:19:54     9.36 Mb

MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY. Teri Lynn has been trying to rid her life of Garth for longer than she can remember, but tonight her fantasy alter-ego might accomplish what she never could do alone. (Originally published in STORYTELLER MAGAZINE, Winter 2004.)

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Tuesday, July 31, 2007     00:17:55     8.41 Mb

In a short story by William Shunn alter-ego Perry Slaughter, John Bevis encounters an unexpected night visitor and must confront his paralyzing fear of the darkness head-on. (Originally published in ELECTRIC VELOCIPEDE #7, Fall 2004.)

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Tuesday, July 10, 2007     00:12:45     6.04 Mb

In the nanotech future, hunger may be a thing of the past, but there will always be a place for a good man with a knife. (Originally published in SALON, 10 November 2003.)

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Tuesday, June 19, 2007     00:30:48     28.43 Mb

The great Italian sculptor Pietro Coppino undertakes a long and arduous trek to save his cursed masterpiece from melting. (Originally published in REALMS OF FANTASY, October 2003.)

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Monday, May 14, 2007     00:39:16     18.23 Mb

Choirboys performing at the Presidential Inauguration in 2009 learn the awful truth about their incoming Commander-in-Chief. (Originally published in F&SF, February 1993.)

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Saturday, April 14, 2007     00:36:44     16.9 Mb

In the last of three segments from the Hugo and Nebula Award-nominated novella, Jude learns the truth about his and his people's presence on Netherview Station. (Originally published in ASIMOV'S, April/May 2006.)

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Saturday, April 14, 2007     00:39:39     18.23 Mb

In the second of three segments from the Hugo and Nebula Award-nominated novella, Jude must decide whether or not to transgress his beliefs by receiving biomodifications. (Originally published in ASIMOV'S, April/May 2006.)

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Saturday, April 14, 2007     00:53:11     24.43 Mb

In the first of three segments from the Hugo and Nebula Award-nominated novella, a pious teenager named Jude is sent to work at the docks of a giant space station. (Originally published in ASIMOV'S, April/May 2006.)

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