Pratchett is one of my all-time favourite authors. That said, he admits quite frankly in this collection that he finds writing short stories difficult, and I think it's fair to say that this shows in the results. They're a pretty average bunch, and this collection probably earns about three stars overall. That being said, there is one longer story in here, "The Sea and Little Fishes", which rises above the rest and is truly excellent. A Blink of the Screen is worth a look solely on the basis of this story; read it for that alone, if not for the forgettable remainder.