Cover -- "The Coldest Girl in Coldtown" by Holly Black -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction by Peter S. Beagle -- Mythic Fiction -- Introduction: A Personal Journey into Mythic Fiction Charles de Lint -- A Bird That Whistles Emma Bull -- Make a Joyful Noise Charles de Lint -- The Goldfish Pool and Other Stories Neil Gaiman -- On the Road to New Egypt Jeffrey Ford -- Julie's Unicorn Peter S. Beagle -- Paranormal Romance -- Introduction: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Urban Fantasy Paula Guran -- Companions to the Moon Charles de Lint -- A Haunted House of Her Own Kelley Armstrong -- She's My Witch Norman Partridge -- Kitty's Zombie New Year Carrie Vaughn -- Seeing Eye Patricia Briggs -- Hit Bruce McAllister -- Boobs Suzy McKee Charnas -- Farewell, My Zombie Francesca Lia Block -- Noir Fantasy -- Introduction: We Are Not a Club, But We Sometimes Share a Room Joe R. Lansdale -- The White Man Thomas M. Disch -- Gestella Susan Palwick -- The Coldest Girl in Coldtown Holly Black -- Talking Back to the Moon Steven R. Boyett -- On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with Dead Folks Joe R. Lansdale -- The Bible Repairman Tim Powers -- Father Dear Al Sarrantonio.