What would people do if they had advance notice of the world ending? “The End of the World Measured in Values of N,” an SF story by Adam-Troy Castro in the July issue of Lightspeed, answers that question. It’s perhaps more of an artfully told essay than fiction.

But no matter how you see it, the story leads to a biting conclusion about mankind’s inability to look ahead and work cooperatively to protect our own civilization. I’m keeping this story in mind for my personal awards nomination list. (Have to keep it ahead of the deadlines, or else the mind goes blank!)

See what you think. You can find it here: End of the World