…. The air conditioner at Toronto's center field division 51 picked the hottest summer in thirty-five years to pack it in - a day when, even without the humidex, it was four degrees cooler in Mexico City. Humidity steamed fast-food garbage and pigeon shit on sidewalks like long cement grills. Vehicles cooked and idled in traffic snarls, and the air quality index went into triple digits……
by Christopher K. Miller
Chris is a Systems programmer for a software company, and short-order cook and dishwasher for a family-run restaurant. He has a Degree in psychology and has had work published in various print magazines, most notably, Cosmos (The Science of Everything). Chris has also had work rejected by some very prestigious publications such as the New Yorker and failed to win a number of major creative writing competitions (although he did short list in The Harrow's and Chizine's contests in 2006). Post essay-ish rants and reviews at www.fairwriting.com/blog.php. Chris has self-published a novel and a collection of short stories that he continues to embarrass friends and family with as gifts.
