Ancient humans, the ones that literally swam from the primordial ooze, had a myriad of senses. Frances Van Atheris, a…
mad scientist
In the Immortal Words of Muriel Humphrey
Ancestral burial rites foreshadowed the vanguard of human recycling. From the elaborate funerary practices of ancient Egyptians, to the Terracotta…
Bandicoot Terror
Spoiled by the erstwhile sublime environment of the New Guinean rain forest from whence they were “harvested”, the half-dozen bandicoots…
Social Touchstone
Petri was giving a lecture at a university somewhere in the future: “Good morning, class. Today, I am going to…
The Zombie-maker
“Come on, angel, don’t make me bust your gourd open. I just want your purse!” The green, slimy, shuffling assailant…
Trick or Treat
Bob held the tablet upside down. No other error in history matched his mistake for its effect on the human…
A Plague Upon Both Spouses
Petri made a major discovery when he sneezed into his dish of jellied onion. He yelled for his wife, who…
Bee Cause Célèbre
“Catastrophic Colony Collapse Threatens America’s Economy” was the screaming headline that greeted the early morning readers taking tea and scones…