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9781892391186

Stable Strategies and Others

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    9781892391186

  • ISBN10:

    189239118X

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-09-01
  • Publisher: Tachyon Pubns
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This collection of tightly crafted, highly imaginative short stories employs surrealist, satirical, and fantastical devices to explore politics, class, and gender. From a hilarious tale about bioengineering and the stresses of climbing the corporate ladder to an evocative story of a woman who loses a sock at the the laundromat and finds she's missing a bit of her soul, these science fiction stories showcase an award-winning writer's compelling vision of the universe. Computer pioneers, cross-country skiers, and aliens figure into these literary stories that challenge the boundaries of imagination with quirky, anti-establishment characters and visionary technological extrapolation.

Author Biography

Eileen Gunn is an editor of www.infinitematrix.com, a science fiction web site. She is the chair of the board of directors of the Clarion West Writer's Workshop and a former director of advertising and sales promotion at Microsoft Corporation. She lives in Seattle, Washington. Howard Waldrop is the recipient of Nebula and World Fantasy awards. He lives in Austin, Texas. William Gibson is the author of "Johnny Mnemonic," Neuromancer, and Pattern Recognition. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
She's the Business
William Gibson
xi
The Secret of Writing
Eileen Gunn
xv
Hooray for Eileen!
Michael Swanwick
xvii
Stable Strategies for Middle Management 3(16)
Fellow Americans 19(18)
Computer Friendly 37(22)
The Sock Story 59(4)
Coming to Terms 63(12)
Lichen and Rock 75(14)
Contact 89(14)
What Are Friends For? 103(10)
Ideologically Labile Fruit Crisp 113(4)
Spring Conditions 117(8)
Nirvana High
with Leslie What
125(26)
Green Fire
with Andy Duncan, Pat Murphy, & Michael Swanwick
151(52)
Afterwards
Howard Waldrop
203

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