A newspaper editor interviews a centenarian on his 100th birthday and the old man opens up with a fantastic tale of a trip in a rocket ship during the days of the Texas frontier.Originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction, September 2005
Honorable Mention, "The Year's Best Science Fiction, 23rd Annual Collection (2006)", St. Martin's Press - Gardner Dozois, editor.
Third Place, Short Stories, Asimov's Science Fiction Annual Readers' Poll (2006).