This Collection Of Tightly Crafted, Highly Imaginative Short Stories Employs Surrealist, Satirical, And Fantastical Devices To Explore Politics, Class, And Gender. From A Hilarious Tale About Bioengineering And The Stresses Of Climbing The Corporate Ladder To An Evocative Story Of A Woman Who Loses A Sock At The The Laundromat And Finds She's Missing A Bit Of Her Soul, These Science Fiction Stories Showcase An Award-winning Writer's Compelling Vision Of The Universe. Computer Pioneers, Cross-country Skiers, And Aliens Figure Into These Literary Stories That Challenge The Boundaries Of Imagination With Quirky, Anti-establishment Characters And Visionary Technological Extrapolation.