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In the Land of the Blind … A Parable By Anthony Marchetta

IN THE LAND OF THE BLIND … A PARABLE Anthony Marchetta In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is

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WRONG CAT Christian Roberts Once upon a time there lived in Roswell, New Mexico a family of cats. I say “family” in

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UNI-MAIL Ellen Denton The gigantic transmitting stations, rising up like behemoths from stretches of windswept sand, were the only signs that life

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The Yellow Flag by Lou Antonelli

THE YELLOW FLAG Lou Antonelli The four-wheel drive vehicle rocked to a stop. “This is the end of the road,” said Chris.

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Job Transfer by Jack Hillman

JOB TRANSFER Jack Hillman The impact came quickly, in human terms, but AI-MLE-60783 had time. Time to duplicate the sensor readings to

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The Art of Debate by Gunnar De Winter

THE ART OF DEBATE Gunnar De Winter A Monograph Draft by Dr. Zera Ysala* (*Institute for Comparative Biocultural Xenology (ICBX), University of

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The Ultimate Temporal Paradox by Philip Hall

THE ULTIMATE TEMPORAL PARADOX Philip Brian Hall You probably remember the business earthquake that overtook the financial markets, the betting industry and

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Robot Mothers by Adam Gaylord

ROBOT MOTHERS Adam Gaylord It sat still and silent, the soft lighting of the conference room reflecting off its highly polished exterior.

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Jodorowsky’s Dune : What Might have Been by Rich Monetti

JODOROWSKY’S DUNE : WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN Rich Monetti Frank Herbert’s Dune is largely considered the Holy Grail of science fiction novels.

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The Smallest Possible Ships Or, How God Keeps Us All Safe by Karen Heuler

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Legal Ground by Gregg Chamberlain

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Kill the Caretaker by Jeff Suwak

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An Innocent Choice by Matthew A. Stirnaman

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