Sporty spec
Subtitle: games of the fantastic
By: edited by Karen A. Romanko
Contributors: Lopez, Aurelio Rico; MacFarlane, Alex Dally; Lightburn, Kevin; Relf-Discartin, Willow Katsumi; Crow, Jennifer; Alexa, Camille; Kinch, Erin; Pitaniello, Richard; Moran, Connor; Henderson, Samantha; Green, Jude-Marie; Langford, Beth; Wheeler, Todd; Nakama, Adam; Blevins, Brenta; Abbamondi, Paul; Simon, Marge; Gerrard, Jo L.; Frazier, Robert, 1951-; Myers, E. C.; Gardner, Lyn, 1970-; Dorr, James S.; Kolodji, Deborah P.; Tentchoff, Marcie Lynn; Bates, Paul L.; Dutcher, Roger; Hayes, Amanda M.; Berman, Ruth; Schimel, Lawrence; Ceraolo, Michael; Littlewood, Alison J.; Praschak, K. M.; Hodges, Larry; Clark, G. O., 1945-; Rogers, Stephen D.; Relf, Terrie Leigh; Rosenberger, Brian; Rosen, Rob; Wilson, Stephen M.; Setzer, Stoney M.; Hermanson, Eric; Ferguson, Andrew C.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Raven Electrick Ink
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Los Angeles, Calif.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 153
ISBN-13: 9780615173610
Subjects: Short stories; Poetry
Description: "There are no sports like these. Sporty spec : games of the fantastic treats sports and games with a speculative twist, in prophesied futures, parallel presents, and imagined pasts. From tennis matches with Death to chess games with Oberon, from free throws with the Fairy Court to surfing with werewolves, every sport imaginable (and a few unimaginable) exist within this speculative city of games. 42 authors, veterans and rookies alike, have contributed flash fiction and poetry that will take you from pong with a dust mote at the beginning of the world to sailboarding through the stars at the universe's edge. Come and be a spectator at our games"--p. [4] of cover.
Notes: "Admit one"--cover.
Table of contents: title: Introduction  -- Karen A. Romanko -- The; title: Sport of kings  -- Paul Abbamondi; title: Ebonmadder's run  -- Marge Simon; title: Somewhere, the sun is shining  -- Jo L. Gerrard; title: Stealing for the record  -- Robert Frazier; title: Perpetual check  -- E. C. Myers; title: Riding to faery  -- C. A. Gardner; title: Running for life  -- Brenta Blevins; title: Leaves  -- James S. Dorr -- The; title: Empress of the dragon  -- Adam Nakama; title: Less than perfect  -- Todd Wheeler; title: Inland sea  -- Beth Langford; title: Approaching Europa  -- Deborah P. Kolodji; title: Hang twenty  -- Jude-Marie Green; title: Star boarding  -- Marcie Lynn Tentchoff; title: Prey  -- Paul L. Bates -- The; title: Tithing hunt  -- Samantha Henderson -- The; title: Football phase  -- Connor Moran; title: 1967 NFC Championship game remembered after awakening from cryogenic sleep  -- Roger Dutcher; title: Blackthorn darts  -- Amanda M. Hayes; title: Librarian gladiators  -- Richard Pitaniello; title: Mutiny  -- Erin Kinch; title: Dealing in tarot  -- Ruth Berman -- The; title: Court photographer  -- Lawrence Schimel; title: Games people play  -- Michael Ceraolo -- The; title: Drop zone  -- Alison J. Littlewood; title: Leiris of Green Wyvern United  -- K. M. Praschak; title: Ping-pong ambition  -- Larry Hodges; title: Virtual pong circa 35,000 B.C.  -- G. O. Clark; title: Night vaulting  -- Camille Alexa; title: Liliya's game  -- Jennifer Crow; title: Gravity field golfball  -- Stephen D. Rogers; title: Space envelopes  -- Willow Katsumi Relf-Discartin & Terrie Leigh Relf; title: Soul in one  -- Kevin Lightburn; title: Menace anyone  -- Brian Rosenberger; title: Jumping over the moon  -- Alex Dally MacFarlane; title: Poltergame  -- Rob Rosen; title: All the medals and trophies  -- Aurelio Rico Lopez III -- The; title: Running of--  -- Stephen M. Wilson; title: Curses!  -- Stoney M. Setzer; title: 6.66 earned run average  -- Eric Hermanson; title: Organic geometry  -- Andrew C. Ferguson; title: City of games -- Daniel Ausema.