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Melissa Monroe

Science, Science Fiction and Poetry

Autumn 1993

R.M.I. 3

By Melissa Monroe

(The New York Times, March 18, 1987) “We don’t give them names because it’s not a game,” the Lieutenant said. “They run interference for us in dealing with suspects. They […]

Science, Science Fiction and Poetry

Autumn 1993

Pandora

By Melissa Monroe

(described in Into the Heart of the Mind by Frank Rose) The goal is to teach PANDORA to put on its raincoat if and only if both Raining and Outside. […]