There is only one way to save the village of Kairaba from the coming death. Fetish priestess Duara Rumfa must convince young Adjoa Oyono to weave a door, a door from here to there. Adjoa knows she i... more »

A political cartoonist exposes corruption among the leaders of Chicago's business and government with unflattering caricatures as skunks, sloths, weasels, and buzzards. After the fall, revenge is ex... more »

The washerwoman is an Irish ghost who washes the clothes of those who are doomed die. Usually she haunts streams and rivers, but these are modern times. [Author Note: I wrote this story long before ... more »

When the Angel of Death pushes through the batwing doors of the Lucky Nickel Saloon, Laramie, Wyoming, U S of A, and sits down with a bottle of whiskey, the regulars wonder who he's come to reap.more »

To drive the advancing British army from his homeland, a Mau Mau tribal witch doctor attempts to conjure the god of war in a ceremony that requires the blood of two thousand cattle ... a resource qu... more »

As Myron Blumberg slowly grows green scales, a tail, and an unpredictable tendency to breathe fire, he loses his job and acquires an appetite for 20 pounds of meat a day ... putting a strain on his ... more »

It's the regular Saturday night poker game in Heaven--Adam, Mary, Moses, Pete, and Gabe. And Jesus. Just a friendly game, to pass eternity. But today, Jesus is late. He's down on earth, again. Walka... more »

While his parents consider a divorce, a small boy stays with his grandparents in the country and delves into a fantasy world of his own making.

It's a very different USA, where necessity has provoked a very profound change in technology. And yet many things are still the same. Being a teenager is always tough, and there are many choices ahe... more »

While waiting for his girlfriend at their favorite restaurant, a middle-aged man on the verge of deserting his wife receives a mysterious warning from a ghostly acquaintance.

Anthea and Jeffrey decide to buy an imaginary playmate. When they go to the Elementals Emporium, who should they find, but one of Jeffrey's old mermaids from the swimming hole where he played as a b... more »

The Archer, the Organization's code name, makes a double hit on the famed Napa Valley's Wine Train.

Are you too alien if nothing can touch you? Are you too soft if too much does? Don't worry--you're only human. Asimov's Reader Poll Top Ten Pick

A cursed racehorse gets a devlish scare around the final turn ... and it's down the stretch they come!

October 27, 1916: At President Teddy Roosevelt's 58th birthday party, the polls report that he's on the verge of losing his bid for re-election ... if only women had the vote....

Sulak had been betrayed by his fellow magicians and the woman he loved. They had stolen the heritage that was rightfully his and exiled him to a deserted island. All that kept him going was the drea... more »

"Creation" is a coming-of-age fable of a boy on a quest for knowledge. Influenced by his catechism teacher, the stern Mrs. Grimm, the boy finds enchantment in the creation story of Adam and Eve. He ... more »

In order to save his people, Gareth must slay the Helsing. That is, if the Helsing truly exists.

Aboard a mint-green '72 Monte Carlo, four unlikely companions--an elderly woman wearing dancing slippers, a punk girl who insists on driving, a doubt-filled young man, and a fresh-off-the-racetrack ... more »

A desert warrior, Hawk, is sent on a quest by his shaman, only to learn the quest is far more than it seems.

Miriba is resigned to life as a poor beggar girl. But the arrival of Djadek, enigmatic seller of the magical memory seeds, changes her future in a way she could never have imagined.

Ever wonder why unfinished paperwork seems to multiply all by itself? Don't blame your boss....

For what reason are we damned or saved? After the ultimate "yes man" Bob Haldeman died, he went to--(cough) down below--and got a new job as Beelzebub's right hand man. Meanwhile many of Bob's favor... more »

An unruly group of Sugar Plum Fairies mysteriously appear in Arthur Crumm's basement ... their diabolical plan is to wage a cataclysmic war of revenge on the world for their unflattering portrayal i... more »

Baiting their trap with a beautiful virgin, armed men lie in wait for the rare unicorn. They intend to kill the graceful animal and steal its horn. When the trap is sprung, they learn the unicorn's ... more »