Kite Kid by N. D. Rao A cynical hustler rediscovers his inner child during a gig gone awry in California's East Bay. Can he clean up his act? Fire And Ice by Rani Jayakumar A girl growing up in a small town reflects on her relationship with her dead mother and her alcoholic father as she struggles to reconcile the traditional Indian culture and mythology she was taught with her modern American upbringing, and her own dreams. Multicoloured Muffler by Nazia Kamali Sophia reaches Seoul with no knowledge of the local language and culture. All felt wrong until she meets Yi Soo, an aspiring novelist who works in a café nearby. Their love transcends all boundaries until one of them decides that it is not enough. Water for TsaTsa by Glenn Mori In Water for TsaTsa  the expedition sent to negotiate mining rights discovers that the life forms on the planet exist in a manner wildly different from what they expected.