In the Blood by Ken Altabef. Science fiction.
Ladies and gentlemen! Presenting Matthew, the Boy Genius in Brother
Dill's Traveling Circus and Roadside Carnival. Ken Altabef's "Way of
the Shaman," his 5-part series of epic fantasy novels, is published by
Blueberry Lane Books. You can preview this work and others at the
author's website, www.wayoftheshamanONLINE.com. This story first
appeared in the Third Flatiron Anthology, "Astronomical Odds," and is
read by Russ Rew and produced by Andrew Cairns.