Beginnings, by Alison Lohans. It's hot today, by Brian Doyle. The rink, by R. P. McIntyre. Leaving the iron lung, by Anne Carter. The metaphor, by Budge Wilson. Dawn, by Tim Wynne-Jones. Babysitting Helen, by Kathy Stinson. Sweet bird of youth, by Linda Holeman. Belonging to the dragon, by Bernice Friesen. The bicycle, by Jillian Horton. Three people and two seats, by Kevin Major. The buddy system, by Gillian Chan. Visitors, by Sarah Ellis. To each his song, by Bonnie Blake. Jesse's girl, by Shelley A. Leedahl. The kindness of strangers, by Martha Brooks. Saying good-bye to the tall man, by Rick Book