Zachary Taylor Branch is the pen name of a semi-retired scientist and consultant, enjoying the good life with his wife Nancy in Lorena, TX.  He is also currently supporting community resilience, food security and immigrant support efforts in and around Waco.  His short story “The Nerine Seven” has been published in Alien Dimensions Anthology Series #26, https://aliendimensions.com/, “The Gateway” is included in the B Cubed Press Southern Truths anthology, https://bcubedpress.wordpress.com, “Little House on the Ecliptic” is included in the Oddity Prodigy Bright Mirror anthology, https://www.oddityprodigy.com/, “Mrs. Brown’s Day” appears in the Harvey Duckman Presents anthology “On A Different Tuesday,” https://harvey-duckman-is-alive.ghost.io/happy-harvey-tuesday/, and “Fermi’s Cat” was published in Blue Planet Press Far Futures Book Four, https://blueplanetpress.net/far-futures/ . His grown kids David and Elise are too far away, pursuing careers in art therapy and medicine.  Gory details on his fiction writing, and some pending sales, are included on his blog, www.zacharytaylorbranch.com.