This collection of speculative short fiction is about all kinds of queer growth, from emerging and developing to flourishing and cultivating. Whether they're tender sprouts just beginning to discover themselves or deeply rooted leaders fiercely defending those they love, the people in these stories have this in common: you can't tell them what to do. They grow as they please. Full table of contents: The Aloe's Bargain by Julian Stuart This Story is Called "The Transformation of Things" by P.H. Lee Uncharting Territory by Jessica Yang The Thing About the Jack-o'-Lanterns by Maggie Damken Midnight Candy by Wren Douglas The Mandrake Loves the Olive by Sonia Sulaiman Seedlings by Audrey R. Hollis Dandelion Wishes by Leora Spitzer The Princess and the P. Sativum by Jennifer Lee Rossman Sapspear Syrup by Bradley Scott A Lumberjack's Guide to Dryad Spotting by Charles Payseur Folded Into Tendril and Leaf by Bogi Takács Feeding Coals by Mile H. Reclaiming Our Roots by Hanna A. Nirav How to Make a Spell Jar by EA Crawley The Tree Whisperer by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe what the water gave by Cynthia Zhang To Build a Garden by C.B. Blanchard