Miscellany - Short Stories

Index

Ah, Duende	Came from listening to Professor Spiegelman's on how to appreciate poetry.
Galactic Public Information	You listen to NPR long enough, you're mind gets warped.
It's the Law	Sue asked me to do something with this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8471362.stm
Little Jo	Variation on a Western standard: Little Joe, the Wrangler
Lyrics	Had to get these lyrics out of my head.
Painting Aliens	Once I realized what 'alien' means, then this story came easily.
Pilot Program	Poking fun the montheistic view of women.
R&R	Came out of 1960 Korea
Shimmercloth	Why would a woman feel comfortable in an abaya?
The Anti-christs	When you need to blame someone, use the familiar to make it universal.
The Corruption of PP4605	Blame my mis-spent youth as I've never stopped thinking about the industry.
The Iake Alternative	After an actual incident involving the Yaqui and the Conquistadores.
The Magic On Our Street	A beginning and not a very satisfactory one at that.
The Return of the King	It's Mr. BF1V3's fault. http://www.sffworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16511
The SheepOne Solution	Atmospherics on Space Station SheepOne in honor of the Sheep
The Wages of Sin	An idea that just kept growing.
Two Hands	After a discussion between Kevin Radthorne and I about his trip to Japan.
University	I've had the painting for more than 30 years.
Waltzing Antje	Came out of a Brad Paisley song: We Danced
Yellow Submarine	Another one that Sue is responsible for.