ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
All stories are reprinted by permission of the author and the author’s agent, Susan Ann Protter.
“Bears Discover Fire”: First published in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, August 1990, copyright © 1990 by Davis Publications.
“The Two Janets”: First published in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, November 1990, copyright © 1990 by Davis Publications.
“They’re Made Out of Meat”: First published in Omni, April 1991, copyright © 1991 by Omni Publication International, Ltd.
“Over Flat Mountain”: First published in Omni, June 1990, copyright © 1990 by Omni Publication International, Ltd.
“Press Ann”: First published in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, August 1991, copyright © 1991 by Davis Publications.
“The Coon Suit”: First published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1991, copyright © 1991 by Mercury Press, Inc.
“George”: First published in Pulphouse, October 1993, copyright © 1993 by Terry Bisson.
“Next”: First published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1992, copyright © 1992 by Mercury Press, Inc.
“Necronauts”: First published in Playboy, July 1993, copyright © 1993 by Playboy.
“Are There Any Questions?”: First published in Interzone # 62, August 1992, copyright © 1992 by Interzone.
“Two Guys from the Future”: First published in Omni, August 1992, copyright © 1992 by Omni Publication International, Ltd.
“The Toxic Donut”: First published in Science Fiction Age, June 1993, copyright © 1993 by Terry Bisson.
“Canción Auténtica de Old Earth”: First published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October/November 1992, copyright © 1992 by Mercury Press, Inc.
“Partial People”: First published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1993, copyright © 1993 by Mercury Press, Inc.
“Volunteer”: First published as “Carl’s Lawn & Garden” in Omni, January 1992, copyright © 1992 by Omni Publication International, Ltd.
“The Message”: First published in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, October 1993, copyright © 1993 by Bantam Doubleday Dell Magazines.
“England Underway”: First published in Omni, July 1993, copyright © 1993 by Omni Publication International, Ltd.
“By Permit Only”: First published in Interzone # 73, July 1993, copyright © 1992 by Interzone.
“The Shadow Knows”: First published in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, September 1993, copyright © 1993 by Bantam Doubleday Dell Magazines.