Conversations with Men who Don’t Die
Dwttiz would be called an anthropologist on Earth and belongs to the same long-lived species as Ahat, who has been the resident Adjudicator on...
Category: Fictional Forays
A Missing Piece Shows up
Jonathan now remembered his given name, Ahat-Ohal-Kum; as gradually the dormant fields of his ancient lineage—his eons of engagement on uncounted worlds—began to ebb...
A Rudderless Child
Jonathan quickly excused himself from his new psychic friend, promising that he would return as soon as he insured that the boat was secure,...
A Long-Ago Memory
I felt the vibration of the ship’s engines through the deckchair arms and through the railing against which I was leaning. Without taking my...
One Truth too Many
For the past several centuries, I have become lackadaisical about maintaining my cover. Once it became clear that I had to move to a...
Three Steps from the Edge
For much of my life, I was nervous around heights. That’s why I took up hang gliding. It took some determined work and a...
Sharing the Dark
A man who had been blind since birth was sitting in the waiting area, listening for the announcement that his flight was ready to...
Signing up for the Future
The words were emblazoned on a banner strung between two buildings bordering the plaza. The letters were as tall as giraffes and the dot...
The Hour has Grown Late
I had been on this planet for less than a single turn around its sun, when I knew that my predecessor had fallen to...
Farmer James Goes to Town
Farmer James had been bitter ever since his pigs had all succumbed to an epidemic that swept through the heartland and–like the hand of...