A space colony escapes Doomsday to make a new life on an icy new world; a young man is involved in a gruesome car crash, only to learn that his problems are just beginning; a dying man is befriended by an eccentric angel, and finds he still has much to learn; a world-renowned psychiatrist is bought into a New England asylum to treat a particularly hopeless patient, but encounters more than he bargained for; a superluminal space mission experiences the thrill of discovering new life forms on a distant planet, but then encounters obstacles no one could possibly have expected; a well-meaning homeless advocate learns that things are not always as they appear, and that she must answer a new and unfamiliar calling ; an angst-ridden teenager tries to find meaning aboard an interstellar space station as it holds its annual upside down Olympics; a frustrated, burnt out, middle aged man befriends a vivacious young woman on the commuter train, but things are not as they appear; a young woman finds that the man of her dreams is really a nightmare, as their dinner date goes horribly wrong. Thirteen stories, thirteen fascinating plotlines, thirteen imaginative settings, characters you will love, characters you will hate, and endings that will leave you wanting more. This diverse collection spans a variety of modes and genres including science fiction, fantasy, and psychological horror with a rife imagination, and a poet's eye.