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(Near-Future SF) The narrator always loved animals, ever since he collected frogs as a little boy. But lately he’s been seeing some really strange creatures—and he’s not the only one. (2,934 words; Time: 09m)
"Frog Happy," by Bruce McAllister [bio] (edited by Trevor Quachri), appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact issue 03-04|18, published on February 15, 2018 by Penny Publications.
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Pro: The narrator never suspects a supernatural origin for these creatures. He’s sure there’s an explanation, and, sure enough, there is one.
Con: The explanation is awfully far-fetched. Alien life would almost certainly have terrible troubles adapting to our planet, and if it didn’t, introducing a lot of it would almost certainly mess things up here. One wonders why the aliens didn’t want to terraform a lifeless world, given that they were in no hurry.
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Con: The explanation is awfully far-fetched. Alien life would almost certainly have terrible troubles adapting to our planet, and if it didn’t, introducing a lot of it would almost certainly mess things up here. One wonders why the aliens didn’t want to terraform a lifeless world, given that they were in no hurry.
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Bruce McAllister Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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