What We Did Last Night

HELP WANTED: Position open for goal-oriented professional. Must be willing to work in zero gravity. MAY THE WORK-FORCE BE WITH YOU. In this all-new, original anthology, today's top sf talents tackle tomorrow's jobs-in space and beyond. Each story in this intriguing collection begins with a Want Ad-and ends up revealing a space-age working world of headhunters, applicants, bosses, and employees. So punch the timeclock-and get to work... It's not just a job. It's the future. 9 Introduction (Space Inc.) essay by Julie E. Czerneda 11 The Eightfold Career Path; or Invisible Duties short story by James Alan Gardner 23 Porter's Progress short story by Isaac Szpindel 43 Catalog of Woe short story by Mindy L. Klasky 63 Ferret and Red short story by Josepha Sherman 82 A Man's Place novelette by Eric Choi 108 Dancing in the Dark novelette by Nancy Kress 130 The Siren Stone novelette by Derwin Mak 154 Feef's House novelette by Doranna Durgin 179 Attached Please Find My Novel novelette by Sean P. Fodera 202 Field Trip novelette by Janet Stirling and S. M. Stirling 236 Come All Ye Faithful short story by Robert J. Sawyer 252 Riggers short story by Michael E. Picray 272 Suspended Lives novelette by Alison Sinclair 297 I Knew a Guy Once novelette by Tanya Huff 320 Editor's Bio (Space Inc.) essay by Julie E. Czerneda

HELP WANTED:

Position open for goal-oriented professional.  Must be willing to work in zero gravity.  MAY THE WORK-FORCE BE WITH YOU.

In this all-new, original anthology, today's top sf talents tackle tomorrow's jobs-in space and beyond.  Each story in this intriguing collection begins with a Want Ad-and ends up revealing a space-age working world of headhunters, applicants, bosses, and employees.  So punch the timeclock-and get to work...

It's not just a job.  It's the future.

 

Introduction -- Julie E. Czerneda Eightfold career path, or invisible duties -- James Alan Gardner Porter's progress -- Isaac Szpindel Catalog of woe -- Mindy L. Klasky Ferret and red -- Josepha Sherman Man's place -- Eric Choi Dancing in the dark -- Nancy Kress Siren stone -- Derwin Mak Feef's house -- Doranna Durgin Attached please find my novel -- Sean P. Fodera Field trip -- S. M. and Jane Sawyer Come all ye faithful -- Robert J. Sawyer Riggers -- Michael E. Picray Suspended lives -- Alison Sinclair I knew a guy once -- Tanya Huff.