Here’s a bit from “The Woman Who Wasn’t a Shave-Tail,” one of the stories in my science fiction collection, OTHER EARTH, OTHER STARS. It’s set in the world of SIDESHOW IN THE CENTER RING, which takes place mostly on Marner, a world with a sentient…
Category: SIDESHOW IN THE CENTER RING
Today’s sample is from SIDESHOW IN THE CENTER RING, a science fiction comedy of bad manners. Connie Phelan is a TerraNet holovision star from the wrong side of the tracks. She manages to become a hanger-on in an exclusive social group, with the unworthy goal…
The narrator is Connie Phelan, a TerraNet holovision comedy star. She’s on vacation as a guest of one of the most exclusive social groups on Earth, hoping to move up from guest to membership. Darryl is one of the high-status members. Honey is his guest,…