A future where chimpanzees work in factories -- and go to nature preserves to see humans in their natural habitat. A woman who puts out fires by walking into burning buildings -- after taking off all her clothes. A high school where no one can remember what happened yesterday -- or any other day before that. The Iron Apples of the Stars is a collection of short stories that take you down intriguingly twisty paths, all leading to oddly inevitable conclusions. Penned by award-winning writer Ron Ginzler, the stories include science fiction, fantasy, mixed genres, and some tall tales that came down from the attic in the middle of the night and escaped before we could classify them.