Ambassador
We leave you in the capable hands of Hugo Award nominee Peter Watts as he gives you this short tale of first contact gone very, very wrong.
Character Assassination
Though they foreground models over characters, systems-oriented video games can’t evade the issues of identity politics. Ben Gabriel writes.
Sunday Comics
Sunday comics for 10 May 2015.
Mother’s Day in North Carolina
An encounter between very different Baptists, from Faulkner Fox.
This Is What Happens After You Die
Most of us would rather not think about what happens to our bodies after death. But that breakdown gives birth to new life in unexpected ways, writes Moheb Costandi.
The Halo of a Streetlamp
Castro and Paulus linger with a beast while the more human of us look on. Fiction from Cole Hornaday
Is Green the New Black? The Dangers of the Eco-Consumer Movement
With everything from hybrid cars to “green” household cleaner, individuals are being sent the message that significant environmental issues can be tackled by shopping in the “right” way. But is this true? Caroline Harrison writes.
My Mother’s Life
Fiction from Zoë Porter.
Digging in the Dirt: Understanding the garden as a gateway to the soul
Gardening is not merely a hobby. It is a gateway and a meditation. Fran Sorin writes.
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