Imaginings set loose.
Into the Deep
By Kendall Evans — The mysteries of the ocean are held in tension with the mysteries of space.
To Err Is Human, To Forgive Divine
By K. Eisert — The Isnians could not accept the humans who found their system. But now that their world is changing, will the last survivor of the human expedition be the salvation of the Isnian race?
It All Started the Day Big Corn Met
By Sarah Worrel — Protests against skyrocketing food prices turn to riots, but this time it doesn't seem as if anyone can restore order. Trapped in her office building, Rickie watches the world fall apart.
In Situ
by K.C. Ball — Three friends stumble across an unbelievable find in the desert. What should they do with their discovery? Should anyone be told?
Genome
by Jacqueline Seewald — An expert in the language of DNA strives for perfection.
Knowledge Stream
by WC Roberts — Information floats on a current of knowledge that extends to the stars.
We Found a Kind of Vine
by Kevin Rabas — The last testament of a race lives on, within a plant's genetic code.
Etilatep
by Katharyn Howd Machan — Alone on a strange world, she laments the loss of all she knew, to a goddess who may not hear her plea.
The Great Silence (Sonnet for SETI)
by Geoffrey A. Landis — We strain to listen to the stars but hear only silence.
String Theory
by John Philip Johnson — A meditation on possible worlds that are the dreams of other worlds.