Once Upon a Fact

"Once upon a time" is a magical phrase; an incantation that conjures stories into being and gives them life. What we now call "fairy tales" 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 introduction


The Seed Stitch Solution, by Ginn Hale

How to Marry Off Your Human, by Shauna Roberts

Whitey and Red: The Hunt for Ursa, by Bonnie Hearn Hill

The Plague of Hamelin, by Clare Toohey

The Bear, the Hare, and the Spider, by R.C. Barnes

The Pretty Duckling, by Unni Turrettini

The Artifact on Svijet Five, by Kat Parrish

Ella and the Ball, by Kaye George

The Gift of the Crystals, by Cate Parker

The Girl with the Cybernetic Hands, by John Donald Carlucci

Chosen One, by Maki Morris

Mermaid in Manhattan, by Melanie Kinder

The Empress’s New App, by Stacy Renee Lucas

Alice Through the SnapFace Filter, by Megan McCord

Los ahogados (The Drowned), by Kathleen Alcalá

Bluebeard, by Kitamu Latham-Sampier

The Frog Prince, by Stephanie Vega-Gonzalez

Beast, by Christine Pope