A Quiet Afternoon 2
PREPARE YOURSELF… TO PROCRASTINATE
Find a comfy chair and get ready to put off those chores you’ve been meaning to do, because A Quiet Afternoon 2 is here to distract you with twenty-seven speculative Low-Fi tales of harmonious resolutions, idle reminiscences, and hopeful dreams.
Unruly neighbours learn to coexist peacefully…
Family recipes are as valuable as any treasure…
And princesses do not need rescuing.
Spend some time with the bricklayers who refuse to let a robot take their jobs, a woman made of gems who wants to be a bird, and a very brave squirrel. Explore the shop where you can pawn your dreams, tour a house who wants to be haunted, and take in the fairground where dinosaurs come to life.
Comfy and cosy with a touch of the bittersweet, these low-stakes moderate-rewards stories are ready to let you relax.
Featuring stories by:
- Stewart C. Baker
- Gabrielle Bleu
- L. Chan
- Jessica Cho
- Katie Conrad
- Emily Deibert
- S. M. Dziok
- Rebecca Gomez Farrell
- Elizabeth Hirst
- Liam Hogan
- Meia Holland
- Sally Jo
- Tawanda Adrian Konde
- Brian M. Milton
- Tiffany Morris
- Eamonn Murphy
- Christopher R. Muscato
- Aimee Ogden
- Maraki Piedras
- Almah La Von Rice
- Darren Ridgley
- Tamoha Sengupta
- Christina Tang-Bernas
- Sara L. Uckelman
- Amrita Valan
- Xan van Rooyen
- Nicole Walsh
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword Laura De Haan
SADEDALI AND THE SECRET LIFE OF CLOUDS Maraki Piedras
THE IRISH LUDDITES Eamonn Murphy
NEIGHBOURS Nicole Walsh
IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME Darren Ridgley
THE THINGS WE REMEMBER Tawanda Adrian Konde
Fresh Catch of the Day Rebecca Gomez Farrell
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, BREAK HEART Aimee Ogden
KNITTING THROUGH THE APOCALYPSE Elizabeth Hirst
THE MANY KIDNAPPINGS OF PRINCESS ZANIA Meia Holland
A FAIR PRICE FOR YOUR DREAMS Emily Deibert
RINGS THAT HOLD THE UNIVERSE Tamoha Sengupta
CASSANDRA OF THE BACKYARD S. M. Dziok
HOW (NOT) TO RESCUE A PRINCESS Christina Tang-Bernas
THE POLLINATORS Tiffany Morris
WEATHERING BOREDOM Katie Conrad
TWO Sara L. Uckelman
THE UNMAKER OF CAKES Liam Hogan
WINGS OF MEMORY Xan van Rooyen
WOOLLY BUGGER: ONE DECENT CAST AND THE PERFECT SUPERSTITION Christopher R. Muscato
HER MOTHER’S STORIES Jessica Cho
THE PROPER WAY TO PREPARE FOR AN ADVENTURE Sally Jo
WELCOME TO HAUNTD L Chan
A STRANGE RECIPE Amrita Valan
RAB THE GIANT VERSUS THE PROBLEM NEIGHBOUR Brian M. Milton
THE FUTURE, ONE SUMMER BEHIND Stewart C Baker
REMEMBERING SIMULACRA Gabrielle Bleu
LEVITY Almah La Von Rice
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Über den Autor
Grace Seybold is an SF author and poet living in Kingston, Ontario, where she works as a copy editor and heroically resists the temptation to correct comma errors on public signage. Her work has appeared in Clarkesworld, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Reckoning, and various other places.