Stories tagged as "Science Fiction".
The time has come for the Catechist of Yeratet to choose a new spouse. There are three stories and three candidates. One will live, the other two must die. Now the storytelling must begin…
First published in Ideomancer, May 2004.
“Moderate learning disabilities, he says. Schizoaffective disorder, autistic spectrum disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, epilepsy, depressive psychosis. Well, Keith, he says. Looks like you’ve got a pretty good bundle there.
“The nurse behind him gives me a nice smile. I like her. She’s very pretty.
“Got a cold, I say.
“He raises an eyebrow. He’s laughing at me and thinking I don’t realize it. He thinks I’m stupid.”
First published in Abyss & Apex, Issue 14, 2nd Quarter 2005.