Short Reviews: James Van Pelt

"Far from the Emerald Isle" [permanent link]. An interesting story set on a intergalactic colony ship. After suffering a near catastrophic collision, its repair crew are awaken only to discover that some of the damage has been mysteriously repaired and the ship's AI does not seem to know about it. What is the truth and how should the crew deal with it?
Found in Sep 2002 Analog Science Fiction & Fact
"Perceptual Set" [permanent link]. A story about the discovery of a strangely shaped and marked asteroid. The team investigating it began to form their own opinions as to what the various markings mean; are they welcome or danger signals or do they mean something else?
Found in Jan 2002 Analog Science Fiction & Fact
"The Safety of the Herd" [permanent link]. An intriguing story set on on a overpopulated Earth where people rub shoulders with each other. This, naturally enough, leads to confrontations between people who can't stand other people pushing and shoving. But when one detective goes to resolve a situation at a biological lab, he discovers just what one of the scientist is working on and the consequences it could have on our behaviour.
Found in Jan 2002 Asimov's Science Fiction