As the subject matures, the headtail extends, lining both the secondary and tertiary spines, and ultimately coiling into the hollow cavity of the cranium. 223 by Dr Juan Carlos Barbarón: The Wergen headtail, or ‘tether’ as it is referred to in common parlance, originates at the base of the secondary spine. The alien Wergens suffer from a compulsive biochemical love for humanity, a love that has driven them to share their superior technology and establish joint colonies with humans throughout the solar system.ĮNCRYPTED Medical Journal Entry No. The story in this book is one of his Wergen series. He has served as an Associate Editor for Sybil’s Garage Magazine, and is a proud member of the Altered Fluid writing group. His stories have been podcast at Escape Pod, StarshipSofa and Transmissions From Beyond. In 2011, he was nominated for the World Fantasy Award in the short fiction category. Since 2006 he has published twenty stories in markets such as Asimov’s, Interzone, Nature, Black Static, Abyss and Apex, and Unplugged: The Web’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2008 Download, edited by Rich Horton (Wyrm Publishing). That changed during a one-year sabbatical when he signed up for a science-fiction writing course taught by author Terry Bisson at the New School. Rivera (has worked as a Manhattan litigator for more than twenty years, generating voluminous legal briefs rather than short fiction. A Vector Alphabet of Interstellar Travel.For I Have Lain Me Down on the Stone of Loneliness and I’ll Not Be Back Again.Altogether Elsewhere, Vast Herds of Reindeer.The Best Science Fiction of the Year Three.An anthology of stories edited by Kathryn Cramer and David G Hartwell