Summary: (http://media.clonepod.org/Tannis.jpg) Read by Rufus Nagel Tannis is a standalone short story, but also forms the bulk of the opening chapter of the young adult SF novel Generations. Tannis is currently in production as a short animated movie by a student filmmaker in South Africa. The story previously appeared in the UK small press magazine Xenos Issue 5 1993. William Meikle is a Scottish writer, now living in Canada, with seven novels published in the States and over 150 short story credits in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Greece, India and Romania. The autumn sun drifted through the trees dappling the ground around him in soft shades of yellow and gold and green. But Tom didn’t notice. All his attention was on the pond in front of him. He’d been stalking the newt all morning -
