After mankind abandons Earth, the fully automated, sentient houses left behind are forced to find some meaning for their existence.
A lone group of survivors tracks an alien creature that is changing Earth into a hospitable environment for its own kind — and kicking humans off their home planet in the process.
One of the last human commanders in a zombie army puts in motion his plan to get revenge — if not salvation — for the living.
These are just some of the other possibilities you'll encounter in this collection of stories by Mark Pantoja, written at the 2011 Clarion West Writers Workshop.
I am a musician and speculative fiction writer living in San Francisco. A graduate of Clarion West 2011, I'm currently masquerading as an environmental consultant. I like whiskey. I hope I look thoughtful enough in my Author Photo as I look off into the distance thinking deep, deep thoughts.