Good intentions arent everything. Sometimes things dont quite go the way you planned. And sometimes you dont plan. . . . This collection of sixteen stories (and one lonely poem) chart the many ways trouble can ensue. No actual human beings were harmed in the creation of this book.Stories from Eileen Gunn are always a cause for celebration. Where will she lead us? "Up the Fire Road" to a slightly alternate world. Four stories into steampunks heart. Into a very strange family gathering as they celebrate Christmas. Into the golem's heart. Never where we might expect.