“I, Row-Boat” is a 2006 science fiction novelette by Cory Doctorow. It is about a sentient row-boat who becomes involved in an uplifted reef’s grudge war against humanity.

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“Galactic Stress” is a 2009 science fiction short story by David Levine. It is about an astronomer who has an accident while doing research inside a virtual model of the universe.

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“A Matter of Importance” is a 1959 science fiction novelette by Murray Leinster. It is about a couple of inter-stellar policemen who are investigating the disappearance of an inter-planetary spaceship.

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“Melancholy Elephants” is a 1983 short story by Spider Robinson. It deals with a legal issue, which is what first attracted me to it. The issue is copyright, and the theme is the mental health of the species. In it a U.S. Senate lobbyist argues against a law which will protect artist’s intellectual property in [...]

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Last week I talked about the email conversation I was having with Andrew Hardaway, a movie maker who is looking for a great science fiction story to make into a short film. My post about “Which Science Fiction Stories Would Make Good Films” got several outstanding suggestions from readers, but I thought I would add [...]

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“Little Lost Robot” is a 2008 science fiction short story by Paul McAuley. It is about a huge robotic war machine that cruises the galaxy destroying all intelligent life forms it finds.

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