The Problem with Metaphors

Megan Cranston is having chronic nightmares and who can blame her? If you'd barely survived a spacecraft disaster 650 million kilometers from home AND your butt was pinched by the President of the United States, you'd have nightmares, too. But that isn't even the worst part. The worst part is that Megan suddenly finds herself helpless before Zeus, king of the gods--and Zeus is not known for his gentlemanly treatment of the ladies. This story plunges you into the strangest--and funniest--first contact situation you'll ever see.

Steven Mohan, Jr. has published scores of short stories in markets as diverse as INTERZONE, POLYPHONY, and PARADOX, as well as several DAW original anthologies. His short fiction has won honorable mention in THE YEAR'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION and THE YEAR'S BEST FANTASY AND HORROR.