Aphelion

I can't remember -- have we had any Bruce Boston poems? (Mr. Boston is a frequent Asimov's poetry contributor.) Maybe Mr. Utley can mention Aphelion to Mr. Boston (assuming that competing poets ever talk to each other.)<br><br>Another Shel Silversteinian take on the goings-on behind the gaudy facade of gosh-wow super-science. What would the time travelers (glory hounds all) do if the techs went on strike while Professor Studly and his nubile assistants were off stalking Jack the Ripper, eh?<br><br>Time travel technician -- not quite as bad a job as red-shirted security guy on Kirk's Enterprise, but close. Long hours, danger, death, lousy pay. grumblegrumble hotshots rassumfrassumsnarf.<br><br>Robert M.