one on cross-country skiing. Sports themes, particularly running, have infused seven of his science fiction stories: "Equalization" (Analog, March 2003), "Original Sin" (Analog, June 2006), "Olympic Talent" (Nature, July 5, 2007), "Excellence" (Analog, Jan/Feb 2009), "Jak and the Beanstalk" (Analog, Jul/Aug 2011), "Running 2030" (Running Times, Dec 2011), and "Morgan's Run" (Cosmos, Nov/Dec 2012). "Equalization" is the story of a futuristic 10,000-meter runner in a world in which runners are annually handicapped by mind/body swaps in which highly competitive individuals receive less-talented bodies; "Original Sin" centers around a memory-recording device that allows coaches to feel exactly what their runners feel in training; "Olympic Talent" and "Excellence" involve athletes who improve performance through gene doping, a technology in which gene therapy methods are used to enhance strength and endurance, "Jak and the Beanstalk" centers around an endurance athlete who finds a way to climb a space elevator (the titular "beanstalk") all the way to geosynchronous orbit, "Running 2030" is a day in the life of a futuristic runner. "Morgan's Run" addresses the same themes as "Running 2030." Bibliography Short fiction Collections Contents: A deadly intent (2008); NetPuppets (2005); New wineskins (2008); Phantom science (2010); Phantom sense (2010) Stories Tiny Berries (Analog Science Fiction and Fact Sept 2003) Weapon of Mass Distraction (Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2004) Distant Fire (Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2004) Promises (Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2004) Caretaker (Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2004) A Few Good Men (Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2005) Tomorrow's Strawberries (Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2005) NetPuppets (Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2005) with Mark Niemann-Ross Zero Tolerance (Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2005) 911 Backup (Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2005) Dinosaur Blood (Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2006) Hiking the Roof of the World (Nature 2006) Numismatist (Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2006) Original Sin (Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2006) A Pound of Flesh (Analog Science Fiction and Fact Sept 2006) Nigerian Scam (Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2006) The Unrung Bells of the Marie [sic] Celeste (Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2007) Bambi Steaks(Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2007) The Road to Heather Cove (Abyss & Apex 2007) The Last of the Weathermen (Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2007) Olympic Talent (Nature 2007) A Plutoid By Any Other Name . . . (Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2007) Bug Eyes (Analog Science Fiction and Fact Nov