A collection of the five short stories by Mary E. Lowd nominated for the 2014 Ursa Major Award for Best Short Fiction. Read science fiction about a dog, fantasy about a cat, the story of an enchanted carousel, and an epic love story set in the Otters In Space universe.Includes "The Best Puppy Ever," "The Wharf Cat's Mermaid," "The Carousel of Spirits," "A Real Stand-Up Guy," and "When a Cat Loves a Dog."