F&SF’s December acquisitions include:

• The Economy of Vacuum by Sarah Thomas (4900 words) *slush survivor*
• You Are Such a One by Nancy Springer (4500)
• Days of Wonder by Geoff Ryman (16,800)
• In Denial by Albert E. Cowdrey (7600)
• The Roberts by Michael Blumlein (20,507)
• Shadow of the Valley by Fred Chappell (15,100)
• The Texas Bake Sale by Charles Coleman Finlay (6000)
• Dec. 22, 2012 by Sophie White (poem)