A collection of short stories features witches as main characters and contains works by such prominent authors as Neil Gaiman, Jane Yolen, Madeleine L'Engle, and Ursula K. Le Guin.
Introduction / Paula Guran Walpurgis afternoon / Delia Sherman Nightside / Mercedes Lackey The cold blacksmith / Elizabeth Bear Basement magic / Ellen Klages Mirage and magia / Tanith Lee Lessons with Miss Gray / Theodora Goss The world is cruel, my daughter / Cory Skerry Ill met in Ulthar / T.A. Pratt The witch's headstone / Neil Gaiman Boris Chernevsky's hands / Jane Yolen Bloodlines / Silvia Moreno-Garcia The way wind / Andre Norton Poor little Saturday / Madeleine L'Engle The only way to fly / Nancy Holder Skin deep / Richard Parks The robbery / Cynthia Ward Marlboros and magic / Linda Robertson Magic carpets / Leslie What The ground whereon she stands / Leah Bobet Afterward / Don Webb April in Paris / Ursula K. Le Guin The goosle / Margo Lanagan Catskin / Kelly Link