He was replacing the diverter valve on a boiler, or trying to, as a small dog kept scampering into the tiny bathroom, yap-yapping. A young woman with a crying newborn baby sat in the living room of the flat, shouting for the dog to come back.
A large yew tree arched over a small stone chapel. Smithy surveyed the rows of headstones, the different sizes and colours. He never did like the black granite ones. They reminded him of tackily designed kitchens.
Convenience supposedly bringing people closer together, but technology making them more isolated and estranged from themselves and others. I suspect this idea is brought to you by the same kind of geniuses who came up with council estates. ...
I thought it had Black Mirror vibes about it. I think this is one of my favourite things I've read by you. I personally love sci-fi. The best always created a world like ours and then tilted reality slightly. I guess the difference now is that...
Really enjoyed this. My
Posted on Tue, 31 Oct 2023
Really enjoyed this. My settings are definitely wrong.
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Congrats, this fast paced and
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Always entertaining. Always
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Convenience supposedly
Posted on Tue, 04 Apr 2023
Convenience supposedly bringing people closer together, but technology making them more isolated and estranged from themselves and others. I suspect this idea is brought to you by the same kind of geniuses who came up with council estates. ...
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Thanks for sharing this, Di.
Posted on Sat, 18 Mar 2023
Thanks for sharing this, Di. It must have been unbelievably painful and frustrating. I hope you did find a way through and your son is okay.
I think the anger point is absolutely spot on and the destruction it causes, both outer and inner...
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I thiought it had Black
Posted on Tue, 07 Feb 2023
I thought it had Black Mirror vibes about it. I think this is one of my favourite things I've read by you. I personally love sci-fi. The best always created a world like ours and then tilted reality slightly. I guess the difference now is that...
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Order has been placed. I
Posted on Wed, 02 Sep 2020
Order has been placed. I really like the blue of your kitchen -- definitely taking notes for when I finally get on the property ladder next year.
And a very enjoyable read.
I suggested Vonnegut to someone I used to work with and...
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Lovely piece of storytelling
Posted on Sun, 11 Feb 2024
Lovely piece of storytelling and character building. Will keep an eye out for more.
Couple of spots -- mugs are ceramic, no? (Not glass)
Progidy -- Prodigy?
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