▁▁ ▁he ▁had ▁ 1 1 2 ▁short ▁stories ▁published ▁either ▁in ▁print ▁or ▁online . ▁His ▁stories ▁have ▁appeared ▁in ▁As im ov ' s ▁Science ▁F iction , ▁World s ▁of ▁Wonder , ▁Jim ▁Ba en ' s ▁Un iverse , ▁Cont inu um ▁Science ▁F iction , ▁Ast ounding ▁T ales , ▁Bew ilder ing ▁St ories , ▁And rom eda ▁Space ways ▁In - fl ight ▁Magazine , ▁Nova ▁Science ▁F iction , ▁Planet ary ▁St ories , ▁A ph el ion , ▁Ray ▁Gun ▁Rev ival , ▁ 4 ▁Star ▁St ories , ▁Dr ink ▁T ank , ▁Nova ▁Science ▁F iction , ▁Om ni ▁Reb oot , ▁the ▁Song ▁St ories ▁anth ology , ▁the ▁Fen Con ▁IV ▁Sou venir ▁Program ▁Book , ▁and ▁other ▁publications . ▁ ▁Ele ven ▁of ▁his ▁stories ▁have ▁received ▁honor able ▁mentions ▁in ▁The ▁Year ' s ▁Best ▁Science ▁F iction ▁published ▁by ▁St . ▁Martin ' s ▁Press ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁" A ▁Ro cket ▁for ▁the ▁Republic " ▁placed ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁As im ov ' s ▁Science ▁F iction ▁Read ers ▁Pol l ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁in ▁the ▁Short ▁Story ▁category . ▁His ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁short ▁story ▁" Gre at ▁White ▁Sh ip " ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the