ARE YOU WANING? WAXING? CRESCENT? FEELING GIBBOUS? The Planet Scumm Institute for "Skeletaxonomy" is recruiting volunteers for a clinical trial of scummicillin, a probacterial designed to treat symptoms associated with body solidity, three-dimensionality, and organ, uh... having. If you've experienced one of the following, you may be eligible to participate in our study: - Complications from one or more fullbody skeletal replacements - Out-of-body experiences brought about by illicit virtual reality "jacking" - Identity theft by mind-copied synthetics - Rust, suspension fatigue, or "Tin Man syndrome" - Feelings of inadequacy or weaponization while piloting an exo-suit - Post-expiration quasi-materiality - Shin splints - Wombats - Unexplained head detonation, with or without a pre-explosion fugue Call the Planet Scumm Institute today for a consultation, at no cost to you. "SKELETAXONOMY" ISN'T JUST IN OUR NAME-IT'S IN OUR BONES. (Those of us that have bones, that is.) Skeletaxonomy is the 12th anthology of short science fiction presented by Spark & Fizz Books, collecting the following stories: An Abridged History of The Skeleton 2 and Post-Transhumanism by R.C. Joseph Crawl Space by Dan Stintzi Cake by Katie Sweet Self Repair by Lucy Zhang Exodus by Jordan M. Griffin It Seems So Delicate by Anthony M Abboreno Rain Delay by Christina Delia Wombat by Mattia Ravasi The Late Show with Jerry Paplovich by Scott J. Moses