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Locke, Stock, and Barrell, Attorneys at Law by J. P. Nicol
Locke, Stock, and Barrell, Attorneys at Law by J.P. Nicol Lincoln Douglas was supposed to get an internship for his political science major, but he’d found that a rather difficult task. He’d sent out hundreds of applications to various law … Continue reading
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A&A Reviews THE WARLORD OF GREENLINE TOWN
The Warlord of Greenline Town (Tales From the Long Night Book 2)(Raconteur Press) by J. Kenton Pierce Note: this is the sequel to A Kiss for Damocles (link to our review) and tells some of the same story, but from a … Continue reading
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A&A reviews Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl
Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl (Stars and Sabers Publishing) P.A. Cornell This book was a nice mix of 40’s true crime novel and retrofuturism. All of the characters are referred to by their function, not just the protagonists. It’s a … Continue reading
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“This Red Living Metal Baby” by Heather A. Davis, Ph.D.
Heather A. Davis, Ph.D. This Red Living Metal Baby I have been arguing with this red car for three days. It has been parked here, where its owner abandoned it, and it doesn’t know where else it can go. I’ve … Continue reading
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“All Work and No Play” by Michael H. Payne
Michael H. Payne All Work and No Play Explode with action! Strive! Surmount! Achieve! Antennae taut, I stomp myself about To gather sweets and greases! All believe Our service vital! None would dare to flout! Antennae taut, I stomp myself … Continue reading
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“Verdant Incandescence” by Kate Landishaw
Kate Landishaw Verdant Incandescence She felt the greens ………leaning ……..nearing ……wavering ….intercepting Bits of Otherness ………mixing ……………sounding ……..colliding ……………dizzying Too much time …………………moving ……………folding ……scattering ….burning Broken flames ……………………….adrift. _______________ Kate Landishaw writes and paints as her heart meanders through … Continue reading
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“Cleanse My Soul, Renew Me, Lead Me into Hydration” by Katharyn Machan
Katharyn Machan Cleanse My Soul, Renew Me, Lead Me into Hydration Misguided, wrongly told to seek me out, the alien that must have come from Mars or Venus (or someplace beyond the stars no one’s imagined yet in our time’s … Continue reading
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“Open Up Your Eyes and See the Day” by Greg Boettcher
Greg Boettcher Open Up Your Eyes and See the Day In the ancient period, the most popular theory of light was that it flew out from the eye in the form of a visual ray, and that consequently, vision took … Continue reading
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“Apparent Horizons” by AC Edwards
AC Edwards Apparent Horizons You bend the sunlight you don’t devour down your black singularity. We don’t know where it travels once it falls through your darkness. Does each bent ray erupt like a geyser into an alternate universe? Does … Continue reading
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“Warrior in Chains” by Anna Cates
Anna Cates Warrior in Chains I have murdered the darkness in my dreams Igniting the night with funeral pyres I have tortured the shadows till daylight screams I have murdered the darkness in my dreams I have conquered vipers, man … Continue reading
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