Introduction / L. Aronica and S. McCarthy — Voices of the kill / T.M. Disch — This is the year zero / A. Weiner — Proselytes / G. Benford — The Fort Moxie branch / J. McDevitt — Prayerware / J. Massa --Mannequins / C. Oberndorf — Moments of clarity / E. Malcohn — A Gift of the people / R. Sampson — The Last rainmaking song / J.J. Mariotte — Tinker to evers to chance / S.B. Bieler — The Farm system /H.V. Hendrix — Ghost ship / W. Simons — Philippa's hands / N. Kress — Reflections in a magnetic mirror /K.J. Anderson and D. Beason — Listening / R. Seagren — My year with the aliens / L. Goldstein — Oz / L. Shiner — Dead men on TV / P. Murphy — Once in a lullaby / F. Bals — My imaginary parents / T.L. Parkinson — Bible stories for adults, no. 17: The Deluge / J. Morrow — Beyond the seventh sphere / A. Schutz — Magister Rudy / R. Grant — The Thing itself / M. Blumlein — Journals of the plague years / N. Spinrad.