Eavesdropping at the Keyhole to Forever and Other Stories

A New Novella* Plus Four Reprint Short StoriesEavesdropping at the Keyhole to Forever: Wally uses his Mozart program to eavesdrop on conversations that other folks aren't meant to hear. It ain't ethical, but it's a living until he hears stuff that threatens his life and the life of the woman he loves.*The Accidental-Sytem Programmer's Guide to Unplanned Magic: (New) The world has grown too complex for simple magic spells to control all the variables, but what if you use an AI computer program to supervise all the nitpicky details?Cross-wired: Want to learn a new skill? Why not piggyback on the mind of an expert to learn the way? That's great until you make the mistake of mind surfing in a killer's wake.The Jogging Alien's Guide to Weight-loss Dating: Alien invasion? Never fear, it's just a galactic entrepreneur figuring out a new way to make some big bucks ... on second thought, run for the hills.Lover's Moon: Though they were both volunteers in the Lunar revolution, they had never met until his mission against the Earth became a one way trip to annihilation, and she was the one who had to talk him home.