We're the Weird Aliens

by Mara Lynn Johnstone

Overview

In science fiction, humans are usually boring compared to other spacefaring races: small, weak, with no claws or tentacles, and no special abilities to speak of. If we're lucky, humans have an indomitable spirit when the chips are down. Not much more than that.

But what if they weren't? What if humans were the ones who all the other aliens talked about, in tones of appreciation, fear, or utter confusion? What if humans weren't the boring ones, but the weirdest things among the stars?

28 authors explore some of the many ways that we can be the talk of the cosmos.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798224891160
Publisher:	Reality Collision Publishing
Publication date:	03/31/2024
Pages:	316
Sales rank:	781,916
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.71(d)

About the Author

Mara Lynn Johnstone grew up in a house on a hill, of which the top floor was built first. She split her time between climbing trees, drawing fantastical things, reading books, and writing her own. Always interested in fiction, she went on to get a Master's Degree in creative writing, and to acquire a husband, son, and three cats. She has published several books and many short stories. She still writes, draws, reads, and enjoys climbing things. She can be found up trees, in bookstores, lost in thought, and on various social media.

Table of Contents

The Many Ways of Being Weird ix

The Machine Jules Blymoor 1

Bite Back Lauren Glover 15

Episode 51: Earth Jennifer Lee Rossman 22

Saber-Toothed Licker S.Park 32

Friends Of Cats Maree Brittenford 37

Five Rounds Rapid Harrison Salzman 53

Human Observation Log M. L. Winslett 60

Flying Blind Jay Mendell 68

Bruisable Jane Colon-Bonet 80

Planet Kartoshka Thaís Polegato de Sousa 96

To Study War No More S.Park 105

Hands On Liz A. Vogel 118

Care and Cuddling E.A. Greene 131

The Room K. B. Elijah 137

No, You Move Janna Kaiser 153

Any Other Way Chris Banner 164

Object's Dialogue or Myriad Words Overheard on a Spaceship K. Winter Walker-van Aalst 170

Negotiations Garrett Gantt 184

The Baths annie nguyen 198

The Specimen Elizabeth A. Allen 205

Sunburn Olivia Gordon 212

The Cold Diana van der Schouw 218

Variations Kit Harding 226

Can You Tell Me…? Charles D. Perry 241

Ikyur Maggie Maxwell 249

FTL'd Manuel Royal 254

Human Altered Dara Brophy 264

Mimicry for Fun and Profit Mara Lynn Johnstone 273

The Language of Emotion Bill Rogers 283

About the Authors 307

About the Editor 313