The Microscopic Giants by Paul Ernst

The First World War is raging, and in the USA there is a huge demand for copper, so much that Continue reading →

Jackie Won’t Be Home by Dane Gregory

It was the eighth time she had called that day. I didn’t even have to ask who it was; I’d Continue reading →

Bears Discover Catholicism by Edith Galloway

First, let me make this clear. There is no legitimate connection between this story and Terry Bisson’s Bears Discover Fire. Continue reading →

PauseTime by Mary Soon Lee

Twenty minutes into the transatlantic flight, Connor started wailing. Pauline cradled him in her arms. Then she rocked him, she Continue reading →

Bears Discover Fire by Terry Bisson

The characters really sell this story. The protagonist in particular is quite charming: he’s ‘the old-fashioned one in the family Continue reading →

The Sheriff of Chayute by Theodore Sturgeon

Some stories are easier to recommend than others. High concept ones are the best, especially if the high concept is Continue reading →

The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol

Akaky Akayevitch is a pitiable fellow. He is a low-level government clerk, doing nothing but copy documents by hand. He Continue reading →

Punishment Without Crime by Ray Bradbury

Sometimes it’s difficult to appreciate old classics. For example, I have trouble with Robert A. Heinlein’s ‘Orphans of the Sky.’ Continue reading →