Philip Jose Farmer. After King Kong fell.
Originally in : Omega
The King Kong story as fact rather than fiction.
Sydney J. van Scyoc. When Petals Fall.
Originally in : Two views of wonder.
The very elderly are clinging on to life in the hope of achieving immortality, and the younger generation are demanding their turn.
Robert R. Olsen. Paleontology: an experimental science.
Originally in : Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact
A Tyrannosaurus Rex is recreated from DNA found in fossils (Jurassic Park but tongue in cheek), with disastrous results.
James Tiptree Jr. The Women men Don’t See.
Originally in : Fantasy and Science Fiction
A small plane crashes in a mangrove swamp, leaving the pilot, the protaganist, and two women, to survive. The women achieve a survival beyond that of the two men.
Thomas Baum. Lost and Found.
Originally in : Playboy
Pulitzer-winning dramatist Sidney Wise has a brief encounter with an alternate reality in which his wife and son are the achievers, and not he.
Alfred Bester. The Four-Hour Fugue.
Originally in : Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact
Blaise Skiaki’s nose for scent leads him into potentially fatal trouble.
Kate Wilhelm. The Scream.
Originally in : Orbit 13
Post-holocaust/eco-disaster scenario (Ballardian) in Florida.
Angela Carter. The Executioner’s Beautiful Daughter.
Originally in : Fireworks
Dark Dark Ages.
Kit Reed. Songs of war.
Originally in : Nova 4
The Women’s Liberation Movement takes on a more militaristic attitude leading to armed revolt.
Craig Strete. Time Deer.
Originally in : Red Planet Earth Worlds of If
Native American oldster.
Doris Piserchia. A Typical Day.
Originally in : Galaxy
Ian Watson. Programmed Love Story.
Originally in : Transatlantic Review
Once upon a time in the Year 2000.
