Skeletaxonomy

ARE YOU WANING? WAXING? CRESCENT? FEELING GIBBOUS?The Planet Scumm Institute for "Skeletaxonomy" is recruiting volunteers for a clinical trial of scummicillin, a probacterial designed to treat symptoms associated with body solidity, three-dimensionality, and organ, uh... having.If you've experienced one of the following, you may be eligible to participate in our study: - Complications from one or more fullbody skeletal replacements- Out-of-body experiences brought about by illicit virtual reality "jacking"- Identity theft by mind-copied synthetics- Rust, suspension fatigue, or "Tin Mansyndrome"- Feelings of inadequacy or weaponization while piloting an exo-suit- Post-expiration quasi-materiality- Shin splints- Wombats- Unexplained head detonation, with or without a pre-explosion fugueCall the Planet Scumm Institute today for a consultation, at no cost to you."SKELETAXONOMY" ISN'T JUST IN OUR NAME-IT'S IN OUR BONES.(Those of us that have bones, that is.)Skeletaxonomy is the 12th anthology of short science fiction presented by Spark & Fizz Books, collecting the following stories: An Abridged History of The Skeleton 2 and Post-Transhumanism by R.C. JosephCrawl Space by Dan StintziCake by Katie SweetSelf Repair by Lucy ZhangExodus by Jordan M. GriffinIt Seems So Delicate by Anthony M AbborenoRain Delay by Christina DeliaWombat by Mattia RavasiThe Late Show with Jerry Paplovich by Scott J. Moses

Author:

Sean Clancy

Publisher:

Spark and Fizz

Publication Date:

Nov 26, 2021

Number of pages:

104 pages

Language:

English

Binding:

Paperback

ISBN-10:

1970154098

ISBN-13:

9781970154092