My Best 2012 Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Stories

Five Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Stories: One of these stories will resonate with you, which one? Each story was written with a purpose. Spirit 101: A story written to explore and experience what happens when one "wakes up dead." What happens when one is still alive in a spiritual state? How does one transition from life to after-life and back to life? What might it be like to find yourself a ghost someday? What then? A spirit ghost leaves a body to find the world still alive and vibrant, then to find spirit ghostly friends then to find a new mom.
A different kind of ghost story with a pleasantly surprising ending; many readers find this story intriguing and rejuvenating. Catori and Her Human: The first hybrid humans and mini-panthers of Earth as they meet each other, face danger, and maybe fall in love. This is the beginning of volume one of the Peralta Dynasty. Between Galaxies: Once upon a time the first space captain made the first journey between galaxies.
How did he do it with rudimentary technology? Who did he meet in the depths of space? Zacky is the very first inter-galactic pilot to take a trip between galaxies. Read about his ion drive, robot, and self-supporting life forms, and the visitors from deep space who wish to hi-jack his genetics AND mission. It Is 2AM on the Moon Greeley: Exposes the drug-culture as it ruins the lives of young adults, from the viewpoint of a mother on a moon-settlement of the future.
How does she handle the matter? How would you?Mind Over Matter: What would happen if a planet had sworn off all mechanical crutches and relied on mental ability only? What would happen if a Slave Ship arrived in the skies that believed in guns and chains? How could they handle it?