Pt. 1. The final fantasy stories: To your health -- The critic on the hearth -- It's a job -- Baby, it's cold outside -- The time traveler -- Wine is a mocker -- The mad scientist -- The fable of the three princes -- March against the foe -- Northwestward -- Prince Delightful and the flameless dragon. Pt. 2. On fantasy: Magic -- Sword and sorcery -- Concerning Tolkien -- In days of old -- Giants in the earth -- When fantasy became fantasy -- The reluctant critic -- The unicorn -- Unknown -- Extrordinary [sic] voyages -- Fairy tales -- Dear Judy-Lynn -- Fantasy. Pt. 3. Beyond fantasy: Reading and writing -- The right answer -- Ignorance in America -- Knock plastic! -- Lost in non-translation -- Look long upon a monkey -- Thinking about thinking.