Table of Contents

Introduction by Jeffrey Ford 

The Aphotic Ghost 

Homeostasis 

Entanglements 

The International Studbook of the Giant Panda 

The Macrobe Conservation Project 

Los Simpáticos 

More Than Pigs and Rosaries Can Give 

Bone of My Bone 

The Magical Properties of Unicorn Ivory 

American Moat 

Fantaisie Impromptu No. 4 in C#min, Op. 66 

The Assimilated Cuban’s Guide to Quantum Santeria 

Acknowledgements

About the Author

Carlos Hernandez is the author of more than 30 works of fiction, poetry, prose, and drama. He is an associate professor at the City University of New York (CUNY), where he teaches English courses at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, and is a member of the doctoral faculty at the CUNY Graduate Center. He is a coauthor of Abecedarium and is a game designer, currently serving as lead writer on Meriwether, a computer role playing game (CRPG) about the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He lives in Queens.

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"For the most part, Hernandez's science isn't very serious, but his satirical targets are often dead-on." -- Gary Wolfe, Chicago Tribune