SPOTLIGHT on ALIENS & FIRST CONTACT!

A staple of science fiction is the “first contact” story, spotlighting that moment in which natives of Earth meet natives of another world. The stories can be funny or dramatic or both (“It’s a cookbook!”) but the thought of living with alien neighbors has engaged, terrified and thrilled human beings since time began. Here’s a small sampling...

King Dog

a screenplay by Ursula K. Le Guin

The character of King Ashthera, with his dog, and his gambling streak, is derived from King Yudhisthira in the Mahabharata, the wonderful and interminable epic of India. Yudhisthira’s dog’s name is Dharma, but Ashthera’s dog is just Dog.

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The Indecorous Rescue of Clarinda Merwin

Or, Reader, I Laid My Eggs in Him

Brenda W. Clough

A Regency maiden, a caddish suitor, and an innovative rescue!

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Distance

Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff

Context is everything...

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The English Major’s Revenge

Nancy Jane Moore

A brief homage to The Day the Earth Stood Still.

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