It is the intention of TripleTree Publishing to present an extraordinary annual anthology of fine fiction, devoted to the challenging issues of our times.

In this volume, you will read tales of astonishing courage, revealed in all aspects of the human condition. The authors chose to bravely reveal themselves via characters interacting with extreme weather, Alzheimer's, bigotry, whiskey, schizophrenia, intersex children, architecture, polio, a blender, and other clever and profound essentials.

Fiction by: Kristina Bak, Marietta Ball, Linda S. Clare, Chris Orcutt, James A. Gilmer, Kent Patterson, Tamara Kaye Sellman, Nancy Jane Moore, Terry Hayman, James McKinty, K.Z. Perry, G. Scott Huggins, Martha Fenton, Sue Burke, E. Catherine Tobler, John Everson, Kate Mason, Michael Canfield, Leslie What.