"Veneer is futuristic fun with a good amount of sex and action, but it's also got deeper messages about society which in my opinion is good sci-fi." - Lee Moody
Veneer (2011)
In the city of Easton, a layer of augmented reality covers every surface and the only fate worse than being unable to reconcile the veneer is to be completely blind to its luster.
She stole his heart; he stole her mind. But in his haste to preserve his high school sweetheart, he forgets to program the one the need needed most: the off switch.
Alex had been to Narita before, but never had he seen it so crowded, as if every tourist in the world had suddenly descended on Tokyo, unaware it would eat them alive.
Selected short stories from the 2004 print edition of The Sum of Memory, including Parlance, Mosey General, Chelubai, Midnight Playground, 3rd Period, Dreamlover, and more!