A collection of short stories, essays, art, poems, and novel excerpts by 21 noted and rising contemporary writers and artists including Aidan Chambers, Jen Bryant, Eric Shanower, and Harry Bliss.

On the title page, the letter 'r' in hour is presented backwards.

Facies et animalitas / Pascal Lemaitre -- Turning Japanese / David Yoo -- Me and the bean / Lara M. Zeises -- The girl / Jen Bryant -- Rita / Harry Bliss -- Samuel / K.L. Going -- A hole new primitive world / Kelly Milner Halls -- Raul / Judy Dater -- Ceremony / Blake Nelson -- The scientific approach / Aidan Chambers -- Open ice / Pat Hughes -- Behind the lines / Eric Shanower -- Grand and humble / Brent Hzartinger -- Fallen angel / Stephen Alcorn -- The wrong body / Claiborne Smith -- Eyes in a mirror / Richard Mosher -- The center of the world / Andreas Steinhöfel -- Maximilliano / Judy Dater -- Mannequin / Lawrence David -- Naked / Marc Talbert -- Hope / William Steig.