Another short story for your enjoyment…

[Note from Steve: The first two sections of this story are based on real events. The rest is, of course, speculative fiction: sometimes brain drain is more than the Third World’s loss. Enjoy.]

The Universal Language

Copyright 2015, Steven M. Moore

Max Gorman accepted refreshments from his graduate student with a smile. She asked if he needed anything else, he said no, and so she went to mingle with the other PhD hopefuls.

“She hasn’t picked a thesis topic yet,” he said to the chairperson aft...