“Mouse” is a 1949 science fiction short story by Fredric Brown. It is about a small vessel that lands on Earth carrying a tiny but dangerous occupant.

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Jason Sanford, one of my favorite science fiction authors, has released a short story collection! Woohoo!

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Hey everyone, A few miscellaneous items today:

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"Subjectivity" is a 1964 science fiction short story by Norman Spinrad. It is about the crew of an inter-stellar ship who use hallucinogenic drugs to deal with the boredom of long space flight.

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Am I Still There?, a 1963 short story written by James R. Hall is about a man that undergoes brain surgery, and his fears about doing so.

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"The Radiant Car Thy Sparrows Drew" is a 2009 science fiction short story by Catherynne M. Valente. It is about a famous Documentarian who goes to Venus to film strange, sea-dwelling life forms.

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This is a guest post by Mariana Ashley. "Amaryllis", a 2010 short story written by Carrie Vaughn, is about a ship captain living in a post-apocalyptic society where overconsumption and reproduction are punishable offenses.

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Epinikion, a 2011 short story by Desmond Warzel, is about a “cleaner” that travels to planets after a battle to clean up the bodies.

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"Orange" is a 2010 science fiction short story by Susan Forest. It is about young couples who try to escape the Earth as it crumbles around them.

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I’m Alive, I Love You, I’ll See You In Reno, a 2010 short story written by Vylar Kaftan, is about a complicated relationship between two people who obviously are in love, but take extraordinary amounts of time and space to figure that out.

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"Whisper’s Voice" is a 2010 speculative fiction short story by Elena Gleason. It is about a group of whispers who collect speech, and the one whisper who helps a boy stand up for himself.

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