I've been spoiled by recent issues of F&SF. This one simply didn't hold up for me. A few stories lacked fantastical elements, and many offered a few too many cringe-worthy dated elements for my preference. That included the story I liked best--notably, by the only woman in the whole table of contents--"The Gazebo" by Sheri S. Tepper. Isaac Asimov's nonfiction column on life as a writer was interesting, too. ( )