The end / Richard Rippon -- Buried / Skadi meric Beorh -- Flowers of the forest / Tony Parker -- The bear cabin / Cameron Carter -- A problem in ancient theology / Manfred Weidhorn -- Once upon a sigamafoose / Michael Pelc -- The text of a short documentary: Abigail the milking mistress / Nicole Morrison -- Coincidences of fate / J. J. Steinfeld -- Dark spectacles / Noel Sloboda -- The believer / Prue Clark -- The knitter / Christopher Yates -- The nurse / A. F. Henson -- Blue flame / Ash Hibbert -- The mole / Bunny Dees -- The free bird / Amber Mosby -- 8:57 P.M. / Francisco Q. Delgado -- Crumbs of love / Brian Alan Ellis -- The hero's journey / Neil Grimmett -- Breaking up / Justin Edwards -- Secrets of life / Brian Biswas -- $2 fortunes / Adam Moorad -- See if I can't drink enough / James Z. Taylor III -- The forest of irises / Fariel Shafee -- Hang in There / Alan Stokes -- About the authors.