This story fictionalizes Seattle of the year 2044, telling about an underground transit system laced with bubbleators, elevators that move up, down and sideways through a nework similar to modern underground Tokyo. A Jewish reporter and his daughter, who uses a hoverchair due to her disabilities, have an exciting underground adventure fighting white racial supremacits, finally getting rescued by a dear old Moslem
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Writers Online Workshop is offering a 17% discount on their writing workshops from now until March 17th. Enter the promo code MAR10 when enrolling. I received a recent email indicating about 20 workshops were on sale during this period.
Examples include:
Creating Dynamic Characters, normally $250, now $208.
Focus On The Short Story, normally $425, now $353.
Essentials Of
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Anticipation flowed through Jim like a melody, just as it always did before a concert. He climbed onto the platform slowly, carefully keeping his balance. He wasn’t about to let his bad leg lead to a fall before the performance.
“Need
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A Small Request on a Cold Day in Hell
Dear Sir, I’d be much obliged if you could see it in your heart to let it rain if only on the garden. I’ve never asked for a favor and I believe your records will show that.
With the stub of a carpenter’s pencil he’d sharpened for
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As I sat down this morning to surf thru the shortwave, I remembered of a time when ‘surfing’ had a similar meaning. Back then, we took our freedoms for granted as we eagerly surfed the Internet or the TV. My grandchildren (eight and ten in age when they died) would look at me with
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The Body in the Bulrushes
Starting when I was a young man, I fly fished a small pond each summer high in the mountains. I can’t remember how I discovered the place but it lay hidden in a canyon fed from summer runoffs and was full of German Browns. A steep climb and
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Edith Smith took another deep breath as she pushed the old mower down the garden. It had passed its best years ago, but Albert thought a new one would be too expensive. Not to worry, she thought, Albert likes the lawns cut and the exercise is good for my figure.
‘You should let that husband
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A flurry of snow floated into the church with Emmeline as she stepped over the threshold. Shaking off the cold, she hung up her coat in the lobby and entered the sanctuary. The room was a mess of decorations and props for the Christmas musical.
“Ah, Emmeline,” said Linda as she lifted her head from over
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