Thoughts. They flow as electrons across the mind like pearls and mercury roll on skin. That skin may look human, but the mind may be assembled to customer order. Human or cybernetic whims can create art, chaos, or love. Focused thoughts may be for survival, or memories of a grey past. Such thoughts glint like sunlight on quicksilver as they pearl into the many worlds in this collection. Enjoy stories of mortals and androids, conspiracies and meteorites, hunters and prey, and thoughts to dawn in future minds. But you can read them here and now. Join the Dance.