SF Read of the Week

The nights were growing longer, and Vinnie wasn't getting any younger. He bent his flat head and striped thorax, tumbled sideways with an effort, then clambered to his long, hooked feet. He'd reached full size for a firefly, and the grueling effort of his nightly displays had cost him a lot of weight. He felt light-headed, giddy, and possessed by a frustrated lust.

This week's read is "Luciferase" from cyberpunk master Bruce Sterling, who clearly felt that literature these days was lacking stories narrated by insects.