The Elephant in the Waiting Room'The Elephant in the Waiting Room' is a collection of ten science fiction stories about hope, tragedy, and rebirth in a world that appears to be nearing its end. Authors from diverse backgrounds and nationalities imagine a series of prologues and epilogues for our many uncertain futures. These stories confront our shared fears of a technological future rushing towards us at the speed of light: the grand piano suspended above our heads. We sit in the