Benjamin Rosenbaum, "Start the Clock"

Learning to live with the biologically aged folk

He shoots, he scores. Rosenbaum posits a future where the aging process can either be slowed or stopped and presents a friend of the protagonist who wants to "start the clock" and age normally. Well realized as a future and the future slang wand whatnot. I believe this is my favorite Rosenbaum story so far.

Adam Roberts, "Dick Does Time"

Fun with Dick as he goes insane.

Crazy. Poor Dick. Dick is confused. Rob liked the way this adult situation was written in primary reader verse. But poor Dick. Poor poor Dick. Spot too.

Read story here.

Benjamin Rosenbaum, "Orphans"

from The Ant King and Other Stories, 2008.

An elephant talks and wears clothing.

Do elephants think this way? Would we treat them this way if they could talk? Is Rosenbaum experimenting more with form rather than substance? Yeah. Didn't really care for this one.

Kenneth Brady, "Emergency Claus"

Santa as Rambo.

Ever wondered what would happen if Santa Claus were working with the U.S. military? Wonder no more. Turns out he'd be kind of a jerk.

Here.