2041: 12 Stories About the Future

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 confection 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.

Much Ado about (Censored) – Connie Willis
Who’s Gonna Rock Us Home? – Nancy Springer
Lose Now, Pay Later – Carol Farley
A Quiet One – Anne McCaffrey
Moby James – Patricia A. McKillip
If I Had the Wings of an Angel – Joe Haldeman
You Want it When? – Kara Dalkey
Ear – Jane Yolen
The Last Out – Resa Nelson and David Alexander Smith
Free Day – Peg Kerr
Beggarman – Susan Shwartz
Old Glory – Bruce Coville