Joe is out for a few weeks to spend time with his new baby. This time around we thought we'd try to go a little more on-brand for Sanderlanche content. So we're reading new Sanderson stuff! I've picked out some stand-alone short stories and novellas we can read for a few weeks without Joe feeling like he's missing out on much. First up is Firstborn, the first sci-fi story Brandon ever published. Even in this early piece of writing Brandon manages to pull some interesting little tricks, even if the ending is a bit abrupt. 

If you haven't read the story before, you can find it here: https://www.tor.com/2008/12/17/firstborn/