Sounds like erotica, doesn’t it? Sorry, Skippy, but Homie don’t play dat. No, this is an excerpt from my “comedy of bad manners,” SIDESHOW IN THE CENTER RING. The scene takes place on a planet where slavery is both legal and strictly regulated. The residents…
I love a good geek joke — a joke that you need a certain slant to “get” (let alone enjoy). It doesn’t matter if it’s literature or science, I love it. Mind you, I probably miss a good many of them, because they don’t catch…
Not a very good one, I’m afraid, but it’s a busy busy weekend! Pasture Prime by Marian Allen “It’s nothing,” said Assistant Head Librarian Holly Jahangiri of the Meadow of Flowers District Council City Old Earth Texts Living Library. “It’s personal.” She folded the letter…
