finally finished this, very slow by my standards but I am glad I got through it, I think the short story format is very enjoyable only if you accept that it will end. I spent too much time thinking about each story and didn't want to start the next ones.

stories I really liked were:
- Man Mountain, Catherine Lacey
- The Complete, Gabriel Smith
- Xifu, K-Ming Chang

stories I absolutely did not like were:
- 'Me, Rory and Aurora', Jonas Eika
- Elision, David Ryan
- Temporary Housing, Kathleen Alcott