See that flock of birds over there? Looks pretty normal, right? But Nina sees right through their mangy feathers and divines their plot to end the world in a nuclear ball of white noise. What to do? Save the world armed only with a box of cereal? Perhaps.

Karen Chacek lives in Mexico City, Mexico. She writes science fiction, graphic novels and stories for children. A story of hers appears in Three Messages and a Warning, a science fiction anthology from Small Beer Press.

Abraham B lcazar is an illustrator based in Mexico City, Mexico.

Illustrated by: Abraham Balcazar