This issue had a wonderfully diverse mix of stories, with my favorites heavily weighted to the very beginning and end.

- “Thanksgiving” by Jeffery Ford is a fun exploration on the matter of an unwelcome, uninvited guest to the feast. As I read this on the long drive to a Thanksgiving gathering, I was especially amused by the story.

- “The Baron and His Floating Daughter” by Nick DiChario. I loved this original Italian fairy tale, especially the twist at the very end.

- “The Island and Its Boy” by Bo Balder. The world fascinated me, with its living islands that travel currents through the sea, but the characters were fantastic, too. ( )