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·Nov 18

The Unkindest Cut

You gotta look sharp… — “Why do you still do that?” asked my brother. “You should modernise, go electric. Save you all this effort.” Dad glanced up from his task of rubbing a sharpening steel along a blade. At twelve inches, it was still very nearly as long as when it was new, part of…

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The Unkindest Cut
The Unkindest Cut
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·Nov 4

Impostor

Looking for a mate — This is not what I expected. It’s not at all what I thought it would be. When I reached the final rank, I expected that I would simply be declared a Queen. I was overlooking the fact that I did not look like anyone else here, because it had not…

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Impostor
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·Oct 14

A Pawn In Their Game

Check please! — 2 — I don’t know if I’m up to this. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do. I don’t know the rules, I told them, I don’t know how to move. It doesn’t matter, they said. Just go where you’re told. I don’t look right, I said, I’ll…

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A Pawn In Their Game
A Pawn In Their Game
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·Oct 7

Stile And Substance

Get over it! — “Are we lost?” asked Cyndi, for what felt to Frank like the fortieth time that day, although in reality it must be no more than the fifth or sixth. “No,” said Frank. “We just need to get to the stile.” Then Clara started wailing again, and any further discussion was…

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Stile And Substance
Stile And Substance
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·Sep 16

Straight Down The Middle

ISS Experiment Proposal #352 — To: NASA Management Summary: It is proposed to transport to the International Space Station a number of long, narrow objects, and allow them to fall, one at a time, towards Earth. The objects should be observed directly from above and below, and via remote monitoring of devices embedded in the…

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Straight Down The Middle
Straight Down The Middle
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·Sep 2

Perchance To Dream

Who’s asking? — “Holy HAL, what’s this?” The query was not easy for me to answer. The initial expletive appeared low on the scale of profanity, and I deemed it to be either for emphasis or mere habitual noise. After stripping this out, what remained was so vague as to require amplification, and…

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Perchance To Dream
Perchance To Dream
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·Jul 8

The Trip Of A Lifetime

A plane takes the strain — “The Airbus A350 is a long-range, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner developed and produced by — ” Does he have to read everything he sees out loud? Jen asked herself. Robert’s voice droned on, not quite subsumed in the collective shuffling of feet as the line snaked slowly forward. Even the…

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The Trip Of A Lifetime
The Trip Of A Lifetime
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·Jul 1

In The Lurch

Again… — Hello, you’re through to Simon at Lurch support, how may I help you? I’d like to speak to a human, please. I’m sorry, what is your query? I said I’d like to speak to a human. I happen to know that you’re a chatbot, or an AI, and your name…

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In The Lurch
In The Lurch
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·Jun 17

The Sex Lives Of Marionettes

Wood, you believe it — Oh, that title surprises you? Well, why shouldn’t we enjoy one of the principal activities of life? Wood is a living material. Maybe you have some around your house. Just look at it in the sunshine — leaking out its life-essence until it shrinks or twists and has to be…

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The Sex Lives Of Marionettes
The Sex Lives Of Marionettes
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·Jun 3

A Musky Tale

Not just a load of bullocks — The mage picked himself up, shook the dust from his cloak and retrieved his pointed hat, then walked over to inspect the cart that he had so recently been driving. It lay half on its side in the ditch. While the wheels rotating slowly in the air were undamaged, in…

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A Musky Tale
A Musky Tale
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Stuart James

Stuart James

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The story speaks for itself. Remember to be a good person. Links and index at https://sjhtma.medium.com/a-suggestion-6e92a330f746

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