Dave Creek is a regular contributor to ANALOG SCIENCE FICTION AND FACT. His books include two short story collections—A GLIMPSE OF SPLENDOR, and THE HUMAN EQUATIONS—and the novels SOME DISTANT SHORE, THE UNMOVING STARS, and CHANDA'S AWAKENING. In the "real world," Dave is a retired television news producer. Dave lives in Louisville with his wife Dana, son Andy, Corgi-Jack Russell Terrier mix Ziggy Stardawg, and a sleepy cat—Hemmie.