#1  'Ski Franklin' by William Bryan    SYNOPSIS - A ski instructor to the rich and powerful faces the difficult choice of whether or not to drug a client with whom he has fallen in love. 

#2  'Self-Intervention' by Annesophia Alexander    SYNOPSIS - As one man finally decides to commit to his girlfriend, an unexpected guest attempts to alter not only his proposal plans, but his entire future. 

#3  'The Way of The Spoon' by Tom Jubert    SYNOPSIS - The Way of The Spoon is a Swiftian satire where the societies of the future worship the cutlery of the past. It is inspired by The Emporor's New Clothes - so content to believe whatever we are told, to what extremes might that blind faith lead us? It is an exploration (a slightly silly one, as all the best explorations are) of what it is to have free thought, and what it is to be conditioned. 

#4  'Ski Lodgment' by Jennifer Anthony    SYNOPSIS - Eager to witness the sport they remember so fondly from the Old Planet, the Displaced Martians have made a trip from their new galaxy to witness the 72nd year of the Silver Spoon Classic ski festival in Ontario, an event that began decades before in 1972. When they discover the humans have changed the event from a physical sport to mind games, it appears their long trip may indeed have been worth it after all. 

#5  'a spoonful of snow' by liang qu    SYNOPSIS - To answer their grandfather’s dying request, two boys venture to find a substance of purity and unique components.