Reading Time: 16 minutesWhen 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 minutesA scientist ponders the mysteries of dark matter — though it, and he, may not be what they seem…

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

Reading Time: 15 minutesSimon, 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 minutesThe 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 minutesI 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 minutesA thing of beauty cannot be endured.

Reading Time: 37 minutesIn a world where vampires are evolved alongside humankind, one a vampire is experiencing a mid-life crisis which includes an unhealthy attachment to his long-dead wife, a struggle with his faith, and mental illness.

Reading Time: 3 minutesWith any experience in life, you have to take the good with the bad… unless you have the technology to sell either to the highest bidder.