"Where is it that gods go after they've been banished?"
Maybe they haven't gone anywhere. In oblique encounters with passing strangers, the lives of ordinary and not-so-ordinary people turn in new and interesting directions. These stories are based on the myths of the Vikings, but they contain nothing magical or supernatural. Or do they? Sometimes it's hard to tell. Perhaps the magic lies in living men and women as they spend, and sometimes end, their...
Days in Midgard:
A Thousand Years On
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YesterdayIt
is the year 1000, in Iceland. By the act of a single judge, everyone
has just been converted to the new religion. A man who observed this
event has a few lingering questions.The Solstice GuestsIn Sweden around 1700, a farm couple receives unexpected visitors. What kind of people are they?PromenadeHe's found a pleasant way of getting a living, as long as he continues to find the next Mrs. Right.A Short VacationA small problem of vacation planning puts a kink in Ann's day.The Physics of SummerWhich scientific principles determine William's behavior on this beautiful evening? Observe!The Hard WayA well-planned commando raid has gone horribly wrong. Will anyone live to tell about it?RenovationsJohn's plan to subdivide an orchard for a housing development runs into some opposition.Code WarriorGeek...Nerd...Programmer. Call him what you will, but don't try to stop him.Reporting30 years into the future, he's telling you he was there, and why nothing will ever be the same.An Honest Day's WorkA tradesman is shown a new use for an old tool.Roadside RepairsOut on a dusty byway, he'll have to fix more than his car to find his way home.EndocrinologyThere's a party that Carol and her fellow scientists must attend, but she has nothing to wear.The DealerWould you buy antiques from someone who calls himself Lucky?TomorrowA visitor to a nursing home makes a familiar pitch to a dying man.
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