by Alyssa Alarc Santo (Designed by), Sean Clancy (Editor), Kels Hyde (Illustrator)
ARE YOU WANING? WAXING? CRESCENT? FEELING GIBBOUS?
The Planet Scumm Institute for "Skeletaxonomy" is recruiting volunteers for a clinical trial of scummicillin, a probacterial designed to treat symptoms associated with body solidity, three-dimensionality, and organ, uh... having.
If you've experienced one of the following, you may be eligible to participate in our study:
- Complications from one or more fullbody skeletal replacements
- Out-of-body experiences brought about by illicit virtual reality "jacking"
- Identity theft by mind-copied synthetics
- Rust, suspension fatigue, or "Tin Man
syndrome"
- Feelings of inadequacy or weaponization while piloting an exo-suit
- Post-expiration quasi-materiality
- Shin splints
- Wombats
- Unexplained head detonation, with or without a pre-explosion fugue
Call the Planet Scumm Institute today for a consultation, at no cost to you.
"SKELETAXONOMY" ISN'T JUST IN OUR NAME-IT'S IN OUR BONES.
(Those of us that have bones, that is.)
Skeletaxonomy is the 12th anthology of short science fiction presented by Spark & Fizz Books, collecting the following stories:
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An Abridged History of The Skeleton 2 and Post-Transhumanism by R.C. Joseph
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Crawl Space by Dan Stintzi
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Cake by Katie Sweet
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Self Repair by Lucy Zhang
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Exodus by Jordan M. Griffin
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It Seems So Delicate by Anthony M Abboreno
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Rain Delay by Christina Delia
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Wombat by Mattia Ravasi
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The Late Show with Jerry Paplovich by Scott J. Moses
Number of Pages: 104
Dimensions: 0.26 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN
Publication Date: November 26, 2021