Story volunteers for Oct. 19

Correct me, please, if I wrote something down wrong.

• "Elegy for a Young Elk" (Hannu Rajaniemi): Levi Crawford
• "Seven Sexy Cowboy Robots" (Sandra McDonald): Amber Brewer
• "Under the Moons of Venus" (Damien Broderick): Allen Head
• "Alone" (Robert Reed): Haley Herfurth
• "Names for Water" (Kij Johnson): Kelsey Dueland

As before, each volunteer simply will start us talking about the story: what you found interesting or confusing or unexpected or problematic or marvelous, and what questions you have for your classmates about it.

Any context you might be able to share would be helpful, too, especially if you have some expertise or personal experience in the stuff being written about.  Material from your other classes is welcome.

You also can start blogging your reactions to these stories at any time.  You needn't wait for Wednesday's class, and you needn't be one of those volunteers listed above to wade in on any of these points.