Contents (view Concise Listing)

• 9 • Foreword (Apostrophes and Apocalypses) • (1998) • essay by John Barnes
• 13 • Two Cheers for Ned Ludd, One for Crazy Eddie • (1998) • essay by John Barnes
• 19 • Gentleman Pervert, Off on a Spree • (1998) • short fiction by John Barnes
• 82 • How to Build a Future • (1990) • essay by John Barnes
• 114 • Stochasm • (1986) • short story by John Barnes
• 129 • Under the Covenant Stars • (1988) • novelette by John Barnes
• 163 • Finalities Besides the Grave • (1985) • short story by John Barnes
• 181 • Restricted to the Necessary • (1989) • short story by John Barnes
• 192 • Enrico Fermi and the Dead Cat • (1998) • short story by John Barnes
• 196 • Empty Sky • (1998) • short fiction by John Barnes
• 233 • Why the Stars Are Always So Bright from Cousin Sid's Farm • (1998) • short story by John Barnes
• 239 • That Style Thingie • (1998) • essay by John Barnes
• 247 • Delicate Stuff • (1988) • short story by John Barnes
• 266 • Deep in the Heart of Genre • (1998) • essay by John Barnes
• 270 • Bang On! • (1998) • short fiction by John Barnes
• 291 • Hope Against Hope • (1998) • essay by John Barnes
• 299 • Information and Unfictionable Science • (1996) • essay by John Barnes
• 306 • Between Shepherds and Kings • (1997) • short story by John Barnes
• 318 • That Kid Watching His Shoes • (1998) • essay by John Barnes
• 321 • Digressions from the Second-Person Future • (1987) • short story by John Barnes
• 331 • My Advice to the Civilized • (1990) • short story by John Barnes
• 346 • The Kids Are All Right • (1998) • essay by John Barnes