An anthology of contemporary short fiction, this collection has been gleaned from a global literary competition judged by an international jury, and features the works of award winning authors as also fresh voices exploring a range of characters, plots, and themes. From a child’s perception of loneliness to a grown woman’s understanding of what has been risked and lost, from a youth’s crisis with identities and the future to the portrait of an old couple with the weight of history to bear, or from the three perspectives on one lotto win to a witty, sublime parable on the absurdity of war, the stories in this collection strive to explore each feeling, every emotion. Edited by Anirban Ray Choudhury with cover illustration by Anisha Bhaduri, this book showcases the works of Christopher Howard, Daniel Franklin, Diane Thomas-Plunk, Helen de Burca, Linda Maclennan, Louise Mangos, Michelle Elvy, Patrick Weldon, Peter Higgins, Peter Newall, Richard Buxton, Robin Bailes, Sam Calcutt, Timothy O'Leary, and Thomas Ang.