http://fiftytwoencounters.com when worlds meet each other . . . and themselves . . . Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:00:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 http://fiftytwoencounters.com/2008/01/29/rocket-ride-to-mars-10%c2%a2/ http://fiftytwoencounters.com/2008/01/29/rocket-ride-to-mars-10%c2%a2/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:00:20 +0000 Michael Hartford http://fiftytwoencounters.com/2008/01/29/rocket-ride-to-mars-10%c2%a2/ http://fiftytwoencounters.com/2008/01/29/rocket-ride-to-mars-10%c2%a2/feed/ 0 http://fiftytwoencounters.com/2008/01/29/prime-rover/ http://fiftytwoencounters.com/2008/01/29/prime-rover/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:00:03 +0000 Michael Hartford http://fiftytwoencounters.com/2008/01/29/prime-rover/ http://fiftytwoencounters.com/2008/01/29/prime-rover/feed/ 0 http://fiftytwoencounters.com/2008/01/12/the-fifth-humor/ http://fiftytwoencounters.com/2008/01/12/the-fifth-humor/#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:00:39 +0000 Michael Hartford http://fiftytwoencounters.com/2008/01/12/the-fifth-humor/ http://fiftytwoencounters.com/2008/01/12/the-fifth-humor/feed/ 0 http://fiftytwoencounters.com/2008/01/01/the-glass-scarab/ http://fiftytwoencounters.com/2008/01/01/the-glass-scarab/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:00:38 +0000 Michael Hartford http://fiftytwoencounters.com/2008/01/01/the-glass-scarab/ http://fiftytwoencounters.com/2008/01/01/the-glass-scarab/feed/ 0 http://fiftytwoencounters.com/2008/01/01/origins-of-the-glass-scarab/ http://fiftytwoencounters.com/2008/01/01/origins-of-the-glass-scarab/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2008 22:59:41 +0000 Michael Hartford http://fiftytwoencounters.com/2008/01/01/origins-of-the-glass-scarab/ National Geographic special on glass in the Egyptian desert that appears to have been formed by a prehistoric meteor strike. The story imagines a Mars that is constantly pummeled by meteors, the adaptations that life would have to make in such an environment, and the uses to which those life forms might put the by-products of meteor strikes.]]> http://fiftytwoencounters.com/2008/01/01/origins-of-the-glass-scarab/feed/ 0 http://fiftytwoencounters.com/2007/12/19/6/ http://fiftytwoencounters.com/2007/12/19/6/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:32:21 +0000 Michael Hartford http://fiftytwoencounters.com/?p=6 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.]]> http://fiftytwoencounters.com/2007/12/19/6/feed/ 0