StarShipSofa No 336 Ron Collins
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Coming up\\u2026
Fact: Looking Back at Genre History by Amy H. Sturgis\\xa002:30
Main fiction: \\u201cBugs\\u201d by Ron Collins\\xa015:30
Dr. Caulder kept talking, but John could scarcely follow along. \\xa0The government needed authorization. \\xa0Would he sign a waiver?\\xa0\\xa0Of course, Jesus Christ, of course.\\xa0\\xa0His hospital gown disappeared. \\xa0A nurse sprayed his chest with shaving creme. \\xa0Carol\\u2019s beautiful face filled his view, tears streaming down lined cheeks.\\xa0\\xa0She said something long and drawn out, but all John heard was \\u201cI love you.\\u201d \\xa0Then he was gone. \\xa0Preparations continued as they rolled. \\xa0IV bottles hung from steel rods. \\xa0An elevator door closed. \\xa0A needle pricked his arm.
Bugs, he thought. \\xa0They\\u2019re going to use the bugs.
Then he was asleep.
Ron Collins\\u2019s work has appeared in Asimov\\u2019s, Analog, Nature, and several other magazines and...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa.
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