A Time for Everything: A Speculative Fiction and Sci-Fi Anthology compiled and edited by Ben Avery.
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When Ben invited us to contribute a story for each of the couplets found in Ecclesiastes 3, we were excited about his vision and the resulting book. With 29 authors contributing, a rich and diverse grouping of short stories follows- a smorgasbord for your gastronomical reading delight!
3 There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.
The first is Parker J. Cole‘s A Time to be Born. She masterfully spins a tail that enveloped me from the get go! I don’t want to give any spoilers away, but the tension between her main protagonists and their opposing viewpoints sets the stage for a dramatic tale.
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