Short Fiction. In SHADOW BONES, Memmott pursues vectors that glance through sci-fi and fantasy on into other magical and imaginative spaces, never ceasing to pose the central ontological question: What does it mean to be human?--Brian Evenson. For David Memmott, Speculative Northwest's secret weapon, reality in our age of Rust and Robots is about as stable as one of those particles in what's left of a Chernobyl core: always on the verge of shimmering into something that will take your breath away with its mythic resonance, wise magic, and compassionate imaginative fire. Onto the unknown! --Lance Olsen. David Memmott is a Rhysling Award winner and a Fishtrap Fellow.