Nevertheless: (Tesseracts Twenty-One)

Nevertheless is a collection of 23 short stories by various authors. The theme of the book is optimism, and each of the authors approaches that theme differently, making it an excellent collection to read in its entirety or as individual stories. Some of the stories contain mature themes such as violence and strong language but, because each story is a stand-alone piece, specific stories can be selected for readers as appropriate. Given the variety of writers, the collection or portions of it could be used to show a wide range of writing styles.