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Minnie and Earl Have a Kitten
Adam-Troy Castro
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A Brief History of Time
Richard Schiffman
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Our lead story this issue won’t need any introduction for long-time readers: it’s “Minnie and Earl Have a Kitten,” by Adam-Troy Castro. The title says it all . . . or, almost, because what it doesn’t say is that some long-running mysteries are finally solved! If you know, you know. Newbies and long-time fans alike won’t want to miss it!
On the nonfiction end of things, biologist Kelly Lagor looks at the Neanderthal in science fiction, in “Unfutured Race.” We also have an installment of Edward M. Wysocki’s ongoing series of special features about the impact Astounding authors have had on the world around us; in this case, he asks: “Finding the Enemy: Did Doc Smith Inspire the CIC?”
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Minnie and Earl Have a Kitten
by Adam-Troy Castro
In the old days, there were two places on the Moon, out in the open and not inside a constructed habitat, where you could take off your helmet and enjoy a breath of fresh air, surrounded by the deadly vacuum.
Everybody who had been on the Moon long enough to be trusted with the secret knew about one of them, Minnie and Earl’s home. That went without saying.
The other was half a world away, and doesn’t have much to do with this story. READ MORE
Carter’s Refugio
by Hayden Trenholm
“The beacon is silent,” said Hope.
Willie peered at the screen. “Even on the emergency channel?”
“Dead on all channels.”
A simple pronouncement, but The Shining Hope’s inflection sent a chill up Willie’s spine. Compact law required inhabited asteroids, no matter how small, to always maintain a signal. Of course, Carter Estevez didn’t care much what The Compact thought. He hadn’t chosen to live on the fringe of human space for the scenery. READ MORE
