There's a little of everything in this prose and verse collection, from a story in which explorers discover intelligent life that turns out to be the weather to a time-travel wiki in which new participants neglect to pay attention to one key detail, over and over again.And although big-name contributors are few (do relative newcomers Jay Lake and Tim Pratt count as such yet?), the quality of the contents is consistently extraordinary. They're the likes of Lisa Mantchev's Interfaith, a touching story about a child whose parents belong to two rather different cultures and the problems of a...

"BETTER DATING THROUGH ENGINEERING is a wise and funny personal narrative, told by a strong and vulnerable woman who made finding new love a serious project.... Her success can be shared by others who read the book and follow her simple and clear suggestions for avoiding drama and sorting the gems from the jerks." -Dr. James Oshinsky An engineer describes how to use a modified quality assurance program to help older women to find a quality mate in midlife. You can be in control of your choices and find success in love if you follow her system of trackable goals and continuous...