A cantankerous old woman is charged with aiding a young girl. A male dryad finds his place in the world. Paralyzed from the neck down, a teenage sculpting prodigy is given a new opportunity to pursue her art again. A Victorian professor journeys across England to lecture on evolution, only to walk into trouble at every turn.<br /><br />In this eclectic mix of stories, spanning historical fiction, magical realism, contemporary, and sci-fi, The Bard instructs only one thing: journey away with the words and see where they take you.