These are the types of stories that make me want to get back into writing on a regular basis. They are fresh and full, and have such a wide range of imagination that they make me remember what it is to create a world that can easily be traveled to and from in the course of 15 minutes.

While some of the stories are dark, a mature tween should have no difficulty in dealing with the themes and the questions that are posed by these stories. “October in the Chair” and “Troll Bridge” were my personal favorites. A personification of the months and what their stories would be hit squarely on my feelings, and an interesting twist on the story of the troll under a bridge made my heart cry.