Imaginings set loose.
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.
Silent Spirit
by Kenny A. Chaffin — An ode to the rover, no longer sending messages from Mars.
Racing the Moon and the Hill that Burned the World
by Adrian Simmons — Gamma's world burned when the strange two-legged creatures made first contact. Now his people must adapt or be destroyed by their fellow natives.
Branches on My Back, Sparrows in My Ear
by Nikki J. North — Sub-q ink gives most of humanity full-time access to the world datastream. When one woman finally gets what everyone else takes for granted, she may find the cost is too high.