Tag Archives: future
The Old Blues He Loved to Sing
Maybe it shouldn’t matter how Homeless Joe ended up shivering in the woods somewhere in southeast PA under a full moon in early September of 2050, singing out Catfish Blues, sliding the little section of steel pipe up and down … Continue reading
On High
Jason Metz was sorry they’d all be dead before they were successful but that’s how the cookie of environmental science crumbled. Or maybe not. Maybe some of the crackpot longevity studies back on Earth would turn up something and they … Continue reading
Fool’s Errand
“You came here to kill God?” Pastor Hasan Abidi asked the crazy question with the posed nonchalance of a man who knew when to keep cool. The unstable giant standing on the other side of his desk in the office … Continue reading
The Next Step
Harper worked quietly in the immaculate, germ-free laboratory. The assembly protocols demanded absolute sterility and the complete absence of dust but Harper wore no gloves and no mask. Such precautions hadn’t been necessary for centuries. He completed the installation of … Continue reading
Glass Planet 