Pareidolia: Science Fiction Stories (Paperback)

Pareidolia is our tendency to give names to strange unidentifiable shapes in our universe and discern order from the chaos.J.P. Osterman has created an anthology of her uncanny short stories dealing with space travel, otherworldly dimensions and communications across the universe. J.P. is known for her accurate research supporting her stories and has a broad range of voice and power. When added to her signature use of emotions and profoundly eloquent verse, we see the reason for her ability to craft wide-ranging sci-fi stories equal to any contemporary writer today.J.P.'s collection twists and turns between closely real and the refreshing worlds she creates, with a perfect balance of imagination and down to earth humanity. The stories will grab you and immediately yank you in whether it's around the corner or across the universe. Her fictional worlds remain our world. It's the resilience of her characters and their enveloping stories that leave you wanting more. Here's a brief sample of what's inside: "The Mons Genius." A 19-year-old June Merk, a 6th generation Martian, can't see her quantum computer processor Qubi. Qubi and June are evolving into who, or what?"Meteorite Girl" Chronicles Elizabeth Miller who changes into something unrecognizable! Can she reverse the effects?"Jesse's Christmas Star." A strange bright star shines just beyond the farm country hills of Hannah, Indiana, parents are grieving over their war hero son Jesse who's supposed to be dead. He's not."Winter Retrieval." Linda Grayson is caught in a tug-of-war with aliens. She has only one chance to communicate with them."The Rip" is a place you don't want to be. Awakening after 50 years in stasis in an unknown corner of the cosmos, a multiverse catastrophe is expanding in front of their eyes! Can stranded Kent Johnson and Lisa Simmons save all life in the universe?"Starlighters, Mission 1" -- A probe or planet? Trapped accidentally, or being observed? Vivian and Stan Jenkens must fight to survive all types of aliens and work for their freedom. Can they survive their very first mission in the Kuiper Belt?Join the journey, and experience cosmic - Pareidolia.