Richard A. Lovett is one of the most prolific writers in the history of Analog magazine. A writer of both fact and fiction (plus a popular series of how-to articles about short-story writing) he's won eight of the magazine's AnLab (reader's choice) awards. His short fiction has also appeared in Nature, Cosmos, Abyss & Apex, Running Times, and Marathon & Beyond and been translated into Polish, Portuguese, Finnish, and Russian (where his novella "Brittney's Labyrinth" was voted best translated short work of 2008). A full-time writer, he is a regular contributor to Nature, National Geographic News, Cosmos, and many others. He is also a sports writer and coach of Portland, Oregon's 300-member Team Red Lizard running club, and of individual athletes, including two women who competed in the U.S. Olympic Team Marathon Trials. A former law professor, he also holds a degree in astrophysics and a Ph.D. in economics. Find him on the web at http: //richardalovett.com or on Facebook as Richard A. Lovett (author). Mark Niemann-Ross shares two Analog awards with Rick; both stories appear in this collection. His first solo story appeared in Analog, January 2012 and he is actively polishing several more. His next project is a murder mystery - solved by a refrigerator. Currently employed as a Computer Curriculum Manager at lynda.com, he is also a jazz bassist, programmer, and once canoed sixty-days in the Canadian Arctic. Find him at http: //www.niemannross.com/mark.