Microcosm: Three Science Fiction Stories

Mozart 2030: When a Genius Lived Again -- After a wealthy man suffers a loss, he deteriorates into a life of drinking & regret, until he is visited by a scientist who uses unorthodox methods & who is looking for a place to put his theories into practice. Empathy – A man with psychic & empathetic powers decides that the fragile & topsy-turvy state of the union is about to collapse, so he devises a plan to fix it. This is a thought-provoking, near-future science fiction short story perfect for an election year. City in A Bottle, is a generational ship story about a young woman who secretly finds the electronic storage bank for all of the books which survived the almost mass destruction of humanity. She is just starting on her first new book when she’s discovered by the captain & wonders what he’ll do next, because entry to this library is only open to the upper classes on board.