Vladimir Sackov is back, in his one and only story, The Private Dick. A private detective that was helping husbands get cheap divorces turns the tables on one of the biggest assholes of his career.
Breaking rules is bad, being caught is worse and the punishment can be hell. Hell can even get worse or if you are very lucky, turn into something wonderful, although sometimes it comes from an unexpected source. Kelli was a cheerleader and thought she could break the rules. She was given only one chance, and it was going to be hell. She was lucky, there was someone involved who put her through hell and when it looked like hell could get a lot worse for her turned it into heaven.
Anachronistic counter culture shenanigans among preppers and hermits and subsistence farmers and religious cultists.These are four different cultures in conflict, not a description of a culture. The only things shared is human foibles and proximity...
An old story, unearthed... Mat is in the upstairs bedroom getting ready for his morning run when through the window he spots his new neighbor in her yard doing some gardening. His wife, Laura, enters the bedroom, observes Mat's interest in the gardening going on down below, and takes things into her own hands.