Challenge 1080

Rapt Up

In Marco Etheridge’s To the Lifeboat: Has a similar dilemma been experienced in a catastrophe on Earth’s oceans?
In Gary Clifton’s A Higher Hand:
1. The judge that sentences Chauncy Gronk to repaint a church steeple is caracterized as “a little daft.” But is the judge entirely unbelievable in some parts of the U.S.A.?
2. Does Chauncy Gronk believe his own puns?
In Charles C. Cole’s Peter van Brakel’s Life Changes Course: How might “subspace” communications help in creating sequels to this story, ones that take place both on Earth, with Spel-3000, and on alien planets, with Peter van Brakel?
In Richard Fleming’s The Rapture: Is the poem a tribute to the concept of the Rapture? If not, what is it? Helpful reference: The review article of Karen Armstrong’s The Battle for God will open in a new window. Then do a browser search for “Darby.”
In Arthur Davis’s, The Earth Isn’t Round: Does the story satirize any real event in modern science?
In David Brookes’ The Vapours of Caldera and in M. Frost’s Plague: After the Water: What information would be included in previous chapters of a larger work to clarify the characters and explain the events in the chapter we have?