Once Upon a Fact

"e;Once upon a time"e; is a magical phrase; an incantation that conjures stories into being and gives them life. What we now call "e;fairy tales"e; outlived their original creators, outlasted their descendants, and one day might very well survive the death of our species. When, and if, humanity leaves this planet, fairy tales will make the journey too -- into the far-flung reaches of the galaxy and into the distant dimension of the future. How different will the fairy tales of the future be from the stories told around hearth fires a thousand years ago? I suspect they will be utterly different and yet completely familiar. -- from Katherine Tomlinson's introductionThe Seed Stitch Solution, by Ginn HaleHow to Marry Off Your Human, by Shauna RobertsWhitey and Red: The Hunt for Ursa, by Bonnie Hearn HillThe Plague of Hamelin, by Clare TooheyThe Bear, the Hare, and the Spider, by R.C. BarnesThe Pretty Duckling, by Unni TurrettiniThe Artifact on Svijet Five, by Kat ParrishElla and the Ball, by Kaye GeorgeThe Gift of the Crystals, by Cate ParkerThe Girl with the Cybernetic Hands, by John Donald CarlucciChosen One, by Maki MorrisMermaid in Manhattan, by Melanie KinderThe Empress s New App, by Stacy Renee LucasAlice Through the SnapFace Filter, by Megan McCordLos ahogados (The Drowned), by Kathleen AlcalaBluebeard, by Kitamu Latham-SampierThe Frog Prince, by Stephanie Vega-GonzalezBeast, by Christine Pope