As the new nation of Pacifica secedes from a drought-ridden USA, Carl McTeague is spying on the negotiations with cyborg insects. But who is the mysterious woman who managed to knock over his drink when she had the whole hotel garden to herself?
I'm a writer currently based in London, after having spent most of the last twenty years meandering around the world teaching or doing science of one sort or another. I've lived in a number of countries in Asia and Africa, though I remain incorrigibly English.
Please visit my website, Cockburn's Eclectics, which has links to all of my stories, including several available for free.