Monsters and Medics — James White

With MONSTERS AND MEDICS and spaceships so tall,
From the pen of James White come five tales to enthrall.
So come on a trip to the worlds of tomorrow,
Feel the pleasure, the pain, and, sometimes, the sorrow.

SECOND ENDING
Alone on Earth! But not quite... for somebody--or something--had helped Ross wake up from the Deep Sleep, and Ross quickly came to wish they hadn't...

COUNTER SECURITY
Something lurked among the shadowy counters of Hardware and Dodds department store; something that only came out at night and had a disturbing habit of mutilating the Toy Department's dolls...

IN LOVING MEMORY
Love may take many forms in the interstellar world of the future, but what hope is there for the love between a human being and a shiny, white, egg-shaped stone? Maybe you'd be surprised...