Mankind's first contact with aliens doesn't go quite as expected when the crew of the Astrid finds the aliens are not only difficult to understand, but difficult to get along with as well. Originally a short story published by Alternate Realities, "A Problem in Translation" is now a beautifully illustrated chapbook available from Sam's Dot Publishing. Second contact in the short story "The Limit of Tolerance" won't go any better...
Chaos on Earth began with an evil snake in the garden, peace can be restored by a Divine snake from the light of the small chandelier that has no power source. Can Jenny and Joseph get help from the planet Jupiter, in time?