by Nathan Dodge
That night, Benedict dreamed of gentle, gray-haired Faye amid galaxies of fragrant, delicate blooms ten thousand light years across. But he also dreamed of universes that he could touch with his two hands spanned wide, galaxies as small as petals, their worlds atomically small, intricacies hidden from human eyes.
In his dream, Camm asked him, Are these gardens?
And Benedict replied, They are.
About the Authors
Nathan Dodge has been writing since elementary school, including a series of novels before high school graduation. After receiving a B.S. in electrical engineering from SMU and MS and Ph.D. degrees in the same discipline from The University of Texas, he put his writing ambitions on hold to work as an engineer and engineering manager for more than two decades in industry. He later served as a lecturer on the faculty of The University of Texas at Dallas, retiring in 2014, although he still teaches there half-time. He took up writing again in 2011, beginning to submit and publish his work in 2014. More information can be found at:
www.nathanbdodge.com.
Sharon Dodge has been writing ever since the mystery of the alphabet was finally explained to her by the above author. Since then, her love for speculative fiction has kept her busy both as a publisher and writer. In the early 2000s, she helped launch the fledgling careers of many authors as the founder and editor of Reflection’s Edge, an early online magazine. Since its closure, she has worked on furthering her own writing, including the publication of multiple short stories and her Elspeth Romero urban fantasy trilogy. After living around the world, she currently resides in the American Southwest, but heads north annually to hike with her father. All the latest, including her blog, can be found at:
www.authorsharondodge.com.
Table of Contents
Book Description
Title Page
Contents
To the Stars
Intelligence
Still Life
Base Pair
And With the Earth Have Done
Runners
Her Teeth, That Rend Like Kisses
Last Chance for Lost Cause
At the Edge of the Universe
About the Authors