Where will you be in the year 2041? The Drapery Defense League objects to Hamlet because Polonius is stabbed while he's hiding behind a curtain, rock'n'roll gangs roam the streets, a scrumptious free confecton called swoodies has been devised to make people gain weight--then pay to lose it, and people attach an extra ear to their own to amplify noise.... Leading science fiction writer Jane Yolen presents twelve humorous to horrific, entertaining and intriguing stories about the future by top writers, including Bruce Coville, Joe Haldeman, Anne McCaffrey, Patricia A. McKillip and Connie Willis.

Contents:

"A Quiet One" by Anne McCaffrey

"Moby James" by Patricia McKillip

"Free Day" by Peg Kerr

"Much Ado About [Censored]" by Connie Willis

"Who's Gonna Rock Us Home" by Nancy Springer

"Lose Now, Pay Later" by Carol Farley

"If I had the Wings of an Angel" by Joe Haldeman

"You Want it When" by Kara Dalkey

"Ear" by Jane Yolen

"The Last Out" by Resa Nelson and David Alexander Smith

"Beggarman" by Susan Shwartz

"Old Glory" by Bruce Coville