Ark Light: First Officer Irwin turned to indicate the position of the Ark Ship Edelweiss, then stopped ... it had disappeared. Basil: I was awake again, my heart thumping. It was a scrabble, a rustle, the slightest sound of something moving. Excision: There was the unmistakeable snick of a flick-knife, then the blade came round wide on a path to Lucy's neck. The Belt of Orion: Pain punctured my abdomen and I gasped. The blue light of my clock turned the beads of sweat on my skin into tiny sapphires. Providence: Charley's shadow sprawled down the stairs before her. She hesitated for a moment, then began, one by one, to descend the steep steps. Five new stories that never develop or end quite as you expect. Review of Philip Loder's 'Selling Antiquity' by 'Oxford Today': "'Selling Antiquity and other stories' is a super example of short-form fiction at its best."