Reading Time: 5 minutes The shack sits like the hollowed-out shell of a dead insect. The inner walls bleed with rotten wallpaper, and the floor is a gray slab, with a single window overlooking a black sea

Reading Time: 2 minutes A band of faeries endeavors to help a worthy little girl by doggedly placing wish opportunities in her path.

Reading Time: 16 minutes When a chain-smoking, foul-mouthed finned gypsy washes up in a small Oregon town, the acting Chief of Police finds herself becoming a reluctant mermaids’ rights activist.

Reading Time: 4 minutes A scientist ponders the mysteries of dark matter — though it, and he, may not be what they seem…

Reading Time: 3 minutes When civilization begins to crumble, the 1 percent retreat to their summer homes.

Reading Time: 15 minutes Simon, a weak man who suffers from stomach pain and headaches, is afraid of everything–fog, insects, his boss. But all of his pain and fears disappear when Simon finds a whole new universe on his Peek device.

Reading Time: 3 minutes The old storms have gone away, and a little wonder has gone out of the world with them. Can they be brought back?

Reading Time: 8 minutes I concealed the marvel that we discovered in the foothills of Sierra de Guadarrama. That I kept it a secret is my greatest sin.

Reading Time: 2 minutes A thing of beauty cannot be endured.