Far Fetched Fables

First Story: “Lazy Taekos” by Geoffrey A. Landis Once there was a boy named Taekos who lived on a heart farm. His parents were hardworking people: they grew new hearts for old men, and tiny hearts for babies; they grew strong hearts to plant into young men who had crashed their air-scooters and needed replacements; and they grew rugged working hearts for androids who were grown in a vat.  But Taekos didn’t want to live on the farm.  He was lazy, and wanted to do something that was more fun and less like work. One day he slung his pack over his shoulder and told his parents he was off to seek his fortune in the big city.  He hitched a ride with a passing businessman driving an old-fashioned one-wheeled gyro-car, and in a few minutes he was in the big city. Geoffrey A. Landis is a scientist and a science fiction writer. As a scientist, he is researcher working at the NASA John Glenn Research Center. He works on projects related...  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.