Author
Stephen Reid Case
Stephen Case has a PhD in the history and philosophy of science and teaches at a liberal arts college in Illinoi. His research has been published in Mercury, Endeavour, and Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences. His fiction has appeared most recently in Lore, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and the Sword & Laser anthology. His first novel, Dead Fleet, is being serialized by Retrofit Publishing. You can find him on the web at stephenrcase.com.
Apotheosis
There is a reason we treat them this way, girl. It is time you heard. Maybe next time, with this knowledge, when an Embodiment asks to taste your skin you won't act the fool and give offense. A long time ago humans had the idea there was a God out there somewhere keeping an eye…
What the Elfmaid Brought
Objects we have no words for do not exist in the same way as those we do. That's what the elfmaid said when she handed me the book. She said it slowly, as though I was a child. She said it was the most important thing to understand. We were in my office. I had a meeting in a few…