John Alfred Taylor

My favorites were:

"The Ghosts of Mars" (novella) by Dominica Phetteplace. Colonists left Mars to get cancer treatments back on Earth, but teenage girl is left behind because her genetic mods make her impervious to cancer but unable to survive Earth's gravity.

"Neptune Acres" by Robert R. Chase. Human attempts to tame the ocean and build expensive property near (or in!) the waves are doomed, but that will never stop real-estate tycoons! Would you risk your life to save a dolphin? (I'd like to show more think I would but I haven't been tested.)

"The Death of the Hind" by Kevin J. Anderson and Rick Wilber. The title made me think of Hind Rajab :-( but that tragedy hadn't happened yet when this story was published. Rapidly failing generation ship with rogue AI finally reaches Goldilocks zone planet, but the planet seems very inhospitable. Boy with Down Syndrome torn between family members with opposing views.

"The Disgrace of the Commodore" by Marguerite Sheffer. Too peaceable to be command a sloop, the commodore who was struck off the navy list is in purgatory, in the hold of his own former ship.

"In the Days After" by Frank Ward.
50 years ago, a strange disaster stuck a few people at whatever age they were at the time. Shunned for being "immortal," a woman pays an official visit to a family with even more unusual circumstances.

"Blade and Bone" by Paul McAuley. Battles on Mars; ancient artifacts have a mind of their own. show less

In a world completely regulated by technology, an actor’s chip fails. He can no longer enter his room, no one can see him, he is arrested as an intruder. Funny take on heavy reliance on technology.