This is the literary mode of the new century,

a reflection of the complex, ambiguous, and

challenging world we live in.

To illustrate the broad range of interest

in this style of fiction, the editors gathered

stories from new and established authors

in the USA, Canada, Australia, and the UK,

and also fiction translated from Spanish,

Hungarian, and French.

These nineteen stories, by some of the most interesting and innovative writers working today, will change your mind about what stories can and should do as the explore the imaginative space between conventional genres.