“The Octopus” is a 2009 science fiction short story by Ben Loory. It is about an octopus who moves out of the ocean to live in the city.

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The Psychohistorians is the first part (or story) in the first Foundation novel. It begins by introducing us to Gaal Dornick who, with his newly minted doctorate degree in mathematics, is making his first inter-planetary trip to Trantor, the seat of the Galactic Empire.

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“Deacon Carter’s Last Dime” is a 2009 science fiction short story by Nathan Crowder. It is about a brilliant man who builds a moon rocket out of junk yard parts.

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Twenty one years ago, at the tender age of seventeen, I read Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series for the very first time. No one had recommended the books to me, and I knew absolutely nothing about the series – I just happened to pick the first one off the shelf of the book store I was [...]

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“The World in Rubber, Soft and Malleable” is a 2009 science fiction short story by Aaron Polson. It is about a boy who stays behind when the rest of the world is traveling through the mysterious doors that appear in their basements.

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“On a Clear Day You Can See All the Way to Conspiracy” is a 2009 science fiction short story by Desmond Warzel. It is about a Cleveland radio show which discusses alien politics after strange jet trails are seen over Lake Erie.

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“Galatea’s Stepchildren” is a 2009 science fiction novelette by Sam S. Kepfield. It is about a female robot who is hired as a secretary by a nice, educated man – and all the things she learns from him.

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“Wolf Island” is a 2009 speculative fiction short story by Stephen Graham Jones. It is about two survivors of a ship wreck who wash up on a deserted island where strange things happen.

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“End of the World” is a 2009 science fiction short story by Alma Alexander. It is about a woman who takes a trip to witness the final moments of planet Earth.

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“Shades of White and Road” is a 2009 speculative fiction short story by Camille Alexa. It is about a girl and her unusual traveling companions who leave behind the beautiful world.

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It’s true. When I heard that Jason Sanford was looking for some people familiar with genre fiction to be preliminary judges in this year’s Million Writer’s Award I volunteered.

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