In a worldwide calamity, all the men die and all the boys become profoundly retarded. There's only one thing they're interested in any more, an interest that awakens at puberty. Women struggle to adjust.
Eddie time travels. His sister Jackie has to deal with the consequences. Some things are best left unexplored, they both think. A short story in the tradition of "--All You Zombies--" and the movie Predestination.
Melissa is crossing the intersection to get lunch when she and every other woman in sight suddenly begins to undress. All but Melissa are unaware this is going on. This is the third time it's happened. Each occurrence is more widespread, with more women involved. Melissa begins to realize she is Ground Zero for the events.
People will always have dreams, and when technology progresses the methods of attaining those fantasies will become more available. But what worth does a fantasy have if it could easily be fulfilled?
On planet Alpha, the sex drives of men and women are reversed from Earth men and women. Alpha women are interested in sex and Alpha men are interested in romance. This works out to the benefit of the men and women of both planets.
The beginning of the end of a great world. Note: Since this is a prequel, I recommend strongly that you read CSquared's Tears of a Clone before you read this short story.