Sometimes one of the greatest strengths of Science Fiction is its ability to give you, a person limited to one particular time and place, insight into the massive change that our planet undergoes from day to day, month to month, century to century.

Here are some stories about alternate Earths -- stories about futures of our world that might yet be true, whether that future lies just around the corner or in our far future.

(You may also see a listing of all of InterText's Alternate Earths stories.)

Barely Human by JM Schell (1999)
In a world gone mad, our humanity can be our greatest asset--and greatest weapon.

Fallen Star, Live-In God by Rachel R. Walker (1994)
People are attracted to the famous. But that attraction works both ways--and not always for the best.

Genetic Moonshine by Jim Cowan (1995)
Watson and Crick are separated from Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker by an ocean of water and a gulf of culture. Or are they?

Ghettoboy and Dos by Craig Boyko (1998)
A boy and a girl. Past, present, or future--some kinds of stories are eternal.

Ghostdancer by Ridley McIntyre (1995)
In a world where a killer clown is the biggest TV star, those who walk the Earth might be less alive than beings who exist only in the depths of cyberspace.

Selections From the New World by Marcus Eubanks (1996)
Human history is scarred by battles with tiny enemies. Penicillin and its cousins brought the war to a standstill. We thought the war was won. We were dead wrong.

The Posticheur by David Appell (1999)
Didn't your mother ever tell you not to talk to strangers?

Wave by Craig Boyko (1996)
It isn't hard to imagine a world without freedom. But try to imagine a world without privacy -- a commodity without which there can be no freedom.