Gregory Benford - Freezeframe

Very amusing salespitch, posing as a birthday party invite, from a 'happy customer' pushing technologies that minimise the effort and maximise the returns from child-rearing for busy yuppy couples.

Ian Watson - Jingling Geordie's Hole

Tale of a friendship between two school boys which suddenly changes into something really bizarre following a sex act in a cave.

D.C.Haynes - Soundspinner

The life story of one Gabriel Voz, living in a small Andean village, concocted supposedly from various records and memoirs. Gabriel has the ability to mimic sounds accurately and starts to push his ability, with devastating consequences. A single idea story.

Thomas M. Disch - Hard work, or The secrets of success

A viciously satirical tale which features no hard work whatsoever, and the only 'secrets' revealed are daft marketing ploys, vicious in-fighting among company men and the routine brainwashing of underlings. The unlikely product bringing success is a new line in chocolates for gay men called 'Rambo'...

Barbara Hills - Future fish

There seem to be two threads in this story - the experiences of a gene-engineered fish and a man and an elk having a conversation. The global ecosystem seems to have taken a turn for the worst...

Simon Ounsley - Adam found

A sad tale of an artist who unsuccessfully tries to have his creative urges surgically removed. ( )