
Elaine Midcoh (a pen name) is a retired lawyer and college professor who loves to read and write science fiction short stories. She’s a past winner of the Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award, the Writers of the Future Contest, and the Cannon Publishing High Caliber Award. Her science fiction tales have appeared in the anthologies, “Writers of the Future, Volumes 37 & 39” (Galaxy Press) “Compelling Science Fiction Short Stories” (Flame Tree Press), and “The 2025 High Caliber Awards” (Cannon Publishing) and in the magazines MetaStellar, Escape Pod, Galaxy’s Edge, and Daily Science Fiction.