When I Kissed the Learned Astronomer

by Jamie Todd Rubin

When I kissed the learned astronomer, I never expected to fall in love, discover intelligent alien life in the universe, and end up in jail...Originally published in Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show, July 2007

Genres: Science Fiction

24 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 2007

About the author

Jamie Todd Rubin writes fiction and nonfiction for a variety of publications including Analog, Clarkesworld, The Daily Beast, 99U, Daily Science Fiction, Lightspeed, InterGalactic Medicine Show, and several anthologies. He was featured in Lifehacker’s How I Work series. He has been blogging since 2005. By day, he manages software projects and occasionally writes code. He lives in Arlington, Virginia with his wife and three children. Find him on Twitter at @jamietr.