A while back, I wrote that I had sold a short story named “Dog Star” to an upcoming online anthology called Diamonds in the Sky. Edited by SF writer/astronomer Mike Brotherton, the anthology is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation, for the purpose of furthering science education. The idea: to make astronomical concepts more accessible through entertaining stories. Each story takes on a different astronomical theme. In Dog Star, I tried my hand at dark energy and border collies.
Diamonds in the Sky has just gone live!
In addition to my story, it includes pieces by Geoffrey Landis, Wil McCarthy, Mike Brotherton, Jerry Oltion, Jerry Weinberg, and others. (Those last three guys were among my compadres at the Launchpad Astronomy Workshop back in 2007, another memorable event—and Geoff and Wil are really smart guys, actual rocket scientists, whom I bump into periodically at SF gatherings.)
I haven’t read the other pieces yet, but now I get my chance along with you.
By the way, plans are afoot to gather the stories into proper ebook format and put those up for free download, as well.
Enjoy!
MaskedMan
I’m not usually one for short stories… I know it’s a rewarding genre for talented authors, and a lot of people really, really like them, but they’re not my bag. Until you mentioned Border Collies… Dang. Now I’m going to have to go buy another book. I simply MUST learn how BCs and Dark Energy intersect… :-p
Curse you, Mr. Carver!
😉
Jeffrey A. Carver
Heh! But it’s free! Did I forget to mention that? 🙂