The Future Was Always Here

They're Made Out Of Meat by Terry Bisson

"They're Made Out Of Meat" by Terry Bisson, originally appearing in the anthology "Bears Discover Fire", follows two intelligent lifeforms who, to their surprise, discover sentient beings made out of meat. The full text may be found here: https://www.mit.edu/people/dpolicar/writing/prose/text/thinkingMeat.html [https://www.mit.edu/people/dpolicar/writing/prose/text/thinkingMeat.html] Find me on Twitter [https://twitter.com/TheLeslieGideon] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thelesliegideon/].

The Dandelion Girl by Robert F. Young

"Day before yesterday I saw a rabbit, and yesterday a deer, and today...you." "The Dandelion Girl", originally appearing in "The Worlds of Robert F Young: Sixteen Stories of Science Fiction and Fantasy", follows a time-travel romance between Mark Randolph and Julie Danvers, who claims to be from 240 years into the future. The full text may be found here: https://infinitemirai.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/young-robert-f-the-dandelion-girl.pdf [https://infinitemirai.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/young-robert-f-the-dandelion-girl.pdf]