The Terraformers

by Annalee Newitz

Accessing the moose’s sender ID revealed she had high InAss ratings and full personhood. Her name was Midnight. That made Whistle the only true Mount in their party, and Destry hoped that nobody would condescend to him.

Cimell stopped soldering and regarded Scrubjay through a visual sensor ringed with electroreceptors. “I know what you mean. Maybe the battles are more exciting. They make for better superhero stories, like with Wasakeejack and Muskrat. But the revolution is actually happening in the boring details, like how you manage housing and water, or who is allowed to speak. In a way, the Farm Revolutions are still ongoing. We’ve barely started to realize what the Great Bargain could be.”