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Categories Humorous Science Fiction
Computer game developers will recognize a kindred spirit in the coder who tries to maintain a game where oxcarts keep running away without any oxen.
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Christopher Rose
In 2015 Chris won first place in the Baltimore Science Fiction Society's Amateur Writing Contest, and has been writing short fiction ever since. His work has appeared in Escape Pod, Interzone, and is forthcoming from Asimov's. A recent story was a finalist for the Kurt Vonnegut Prize. He is the founder of the Charm City Spec reading series, in Baltimore, and is a recent graduate of the Viable Paradise writer's workshop. He lives in Baltimore with my wife, two kids and a dog, and works on NASA missions at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab.
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Author Details
Christopher Rose
In 2015 Chris won first place in the Baltimore Science Fiction Society's Amateur Writing Contest, and has been writing short fiction ever since. His work has appeared in Escape Pod, Interzone, and is forthcoming from Asimov's. A recent story was a finalist for the Kurt Vonnegut Prize. He is the founder of the Charm City Spec reading series, in Baltimore, and is a recent graduate of the Viable Paradise writer's workshop. He lives in Baltimore with my wife, two kids and a dog, and works on NASA missions at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab.