About

About the Project

Fifty Two Encounters presents a short story each week that imagines an encounter between the inhabitants of Venus, Earth, and Mars. Each tale stands alone: though some themes and ideas might resurface over the course of the project, don’t expect a “foolish consistency” to spoil the fun. The relationship between the planets will be imagined anew with each story.

Visit each Tuesday morning, beginning on January 1, 2008, for the latest addition.

About the Author

Michael Hartford is a writer and photographer living in Minneapolis with his wife and twin sons. A list of his publications can be found here; his thrice-weekly photoblog (which relies on such ancient technologies as black-and-white film, smelly chemicals, and cameras full of springs and gears) is From a Farther Room.