Author

Leslie Jane Anderson

Leslie J. Anderson's writing has appeared in Asimov's, Strange Horizons. Apex, Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, and more. She was raised by two art teachers and was taught linear perspective at age five with her crayons. She never really forgave them for it. She now writes speculative fiction and poetry, as well as painting and drawing comics. Her books include An Inheritance of Stone, a poetry collection, and 100 Prompts for Science Fiction Writers. Her poetry was recently nominated for a Pushcart and Rhysling Award.

Her blog and gallery can be viewed at lesliejanderson.com.

http://www. lesliejanderson.com/

The Kindness of Bones

My parents adopted the skeleton when I was ten. It was normal to have a skeleton by then, resurrected from an animal, or a combo, that were dead for at least fifteen years. Don't even try to resurrect something that still had skin. That's why the guy who invented the process was…

Life in Space

It was only an affair because he was the captain and Maria was a cadet. If they had been the same rank it might just be a mistake. The other cadets will probably call her a slut now. She hides in her room and the computer pours her a cup of tea. She looks out her window at the…