The Seasons meet on the coast to discuss the reason for the unseasonal changes taking place. A hardened, established killer gets a job he doesn't want to do, finding much more than he bargained for in a fighting dog's shed. A husband loses his wife, but finds her again in a patch of woodland, nestled in the wet, inviting earth. And a tea party with an odd set of guests. GAIA: SHADOW AND BREATH is a collection of fantasy, dark fantasy, magical realism inspired by the goddess Gaia, mother earth. A portion of the proceeds from this anthology will be donated to the Nature Conservancy.