This is a sample from one of the mermayd stories in OTHER EARTH, OTHER STARS, my collection of science fiction short stories. I included the mermayd stories in it because my mermayds aren’t fantastical creatures; they’re another life form. In this excerpt from the beginning…
Hi, there! I’m Tipper Allen, and guess what? Chickie and I got bored one day and snuck Momma’s camera when she was charging it. We took turns looking derpy and taking each other’s pictures. These are the best ones. Momma got her phone and looked…
Have you heard about Tim’s Vermeer? I have GOT to SEE that! It’s a Penn and Teller film–Yes, that Penn and Teller–about an inventor who set out to recreate a Vermeer painting, even though he, himself, is not a painter, using devices he believes Vermeer…
