Unidentified Funny Objects 9 — Alex Shvartsman

The Unidentified Funny Objects series delivers an annual dose of funny, zany, and unusual science fiction and fantasy stories. All-new fiction from the genre's top voices! In this volume you'll find:* Overworked fairies distributing swords.* Alien yeti slackers* Elf bakers* Absconded books* Superhero dance battles* Matchmakers ... in spaaace!This anthology contains the following stories:The Hero of Small Things by Amanda SavilleChai Noon by Esther FriesnerIf Pages Could Blush by Kyle A. MassaThe Time Loop Device is Counting Down by Beth GoderCrouching Swan Hidden Polka by Jim C HinesSgt. Yeti by Gini KochThe Great Beyond Commands by John WiswellThe Second Wish by James BeamonThese Three Aliens Walk into a Bar by Simon R. GreenOur Most Sincere Apologies to the People of Brazil by Jane EspensonLiability Insurance Policy for Immortals, Cryptids, and Other Magical Beings: Annual Newsletter by Tina ConnollyThe Shadchen of Venus by Lavie TidharCory Sucks by Auston HabershawSunnyside Daycare Employees' Chat Log, Post Alien Takeover by Amanda HelmsCooking Up Trouble by C. FlyntRight to Remain Silent by Jody Lynn NyeAuntie Elsie's Compleat Guide to Heartbreak by Tim PrattThe Troll Bridge by Adam GaylordDo Gumshoes Dream of Electric Sleep by Dave VierlingHell's Bureaucracy by David HankinsA Crisis of Fate by Zach Shephard