A Time to Be Born

A Time for Everything: A Speculative Fiction and Sci-Fi Anthology compiled and edited by Ben Avery.

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When Ben invited us to contribute a story for each of the couplets found in Ecclesiastes 3, we were excited about his vision and the resulting book. With 29 authors contributing, a rich and diverse grouping of short stories follows- a smorgasbord for your gastronomical reading delight!

3 There is a time for everything,
    and a season for every activity under the heavens:

2     a time to be born and a time to die,
    a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3     a time to kill and a time to heal,
    a time to tear down and a time to build,
4     a time to weep and a time to laugh,
    a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5     a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
    a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
6     a time to search and a time to give up,
    a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7     a time to tear and a time to mend,
    a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8     a time to love and a time to hate,
    a time for war and a time for peace.

The first is Parker J. Cole‘s A Time to be Born. She masterfully spins a tail that enveloped me from the get go! I don’t want to give any spoilers away, but the tension between her main protagonists and their opposing viewpoints sets the stage for a dramatic tale.