Deep end / Nisi Shawl -- Griots of the galaxy / Andrea Hairston -- Toot sweet Matricia / Suzette Mayr -- Rachel / Larissa Lai -- Terminal Avenue / Eden Robinson -- When scarabs multiply / Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu -- Delhi / Vandana Singh -- Panopte's eye / Tamai Kobayashi -- The grassdreaming tree / Sheree R. Thomas -- The blue road: a fairy tale / Wayde Compton -- The forgotten ones / Karin Lowachee -- Native aliens / Greg van Eekhout -- Refugees / Celu Amberstone -- Trade winds / Devorah Major -- Lingua Franca / Carole McDonnell -- Out of sync / Ven Begamudré -- The living roots / Opal Palmer Adisa -- Journey into the vortex / Maya Khankhoje -- Necahual / Tobias S. Buckell -- Final thoughts / Uppinder Mehan.