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The Net Caster (Part Sixteen)

By airyfairy on Tue, 15 Mar 2016

'I've never been asked to look for something like that,' I said. 'No Net Caster has ever been asked to look for something like that.'

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The Net Caster (Part Fifteen)

By airyfairy on Wed, 09 Mar 2016

There was nothing soft about the woman sitting at the table. And how did she know my mother?

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The Net Caster (Part Fourteen)

By airyfairy on Sun, 06 Mar 2016

Perhaps I could just stay here in the four poster bed, lulled by lavender and flowers and the odd bottle of Aphrodite whisky.

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The Net Caster (Part Thirteen)

By airyfairy on Sat, 05 Mar 2016

Faced with a professional assassin awaiting instructions to kill me, I poured myself several glasses of whisky.

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Very topical, Ewan, one way

Posted on Fri, 19 May 2023

Very topical, Ewan, one way and another. The only bit of kit I've got that talks to me is my Bluetooth speaker, which announces 'BATTERY LOW' in a computer's idea of an American accent. And that gives me the heebies.

Enjoyed this very...

Posted in Klevra®

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A sad tale, and the voices of

Posted on Tue, 02 May 2023

A sad tale, and the voices of the narrator and children are so well done.

Let's hope it doesn't come to this although, when you think of the species we have already lost, it doesn't look good.

Posted in Then and Now

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Absolutely great. Provides an

Posted on Wed, 19 Apr 2023

Absolutely great. Provides an explanation for just so many things.

I am now awaiting your scientific rationale for why journeys are ALWAYS shorter on the way back than on the way there.

Brightened my day!

Posted in Elves, perhaps?

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Certainly, Bella deserves a

Posted on Sun, 30 Apr 2023

Certainly, Bella deserves a very long hibernation after her journey. Let's hope she's completely exhausted and really can't be bothered to wake up again.

Yes, do show us a picture of the mask. I can't help but have an image of it as that...

Posted in Bella the Brain Pain

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Many congratulations on this,

Posted on Thu, 27 Apr 2023

Many congratulations on this, Paul. As others have said, all good SF is just one footstep away from reality, and is also about 'the human condition', so you've captured both of those brilliantly. The bond between humans and animals is one we can'...

Posted in Hereafter: A Holodog Story (Part Three of Three)

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Tue, 25 Apr 2023

This opening part of a witty and thoughtful cautionary tale is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.

Posted in Hereafter: A Holodog Story (Part One of Three)

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Oh Jean, you really are

Posted on Mon, 24 Apr 2023

Oh Jean, you really are getting far more than your share of all this! The sheer absurdity of the fire alarm going off in the middle of the scan because someone thought the it was the button to open the door...under other circumstances that would...

Posted in Breast cancer part 4

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Very intriguing! Very much

Posted on Wed, 26 Apr 2023

Very intriguing! Very much enjoyed these first two parts, and wondering what exactly is coming next.

Is it very wrong that I was also thinking: Just imagine what I'd save in cat litter...?

Posted in Hereafter: A Holodog Story (Part Two of Three)

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Mon, 10 Apr 2023

An anniversary to remember, and this commemoration is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day.

Posted in A Night to Remember

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As Rhiannon said, you capture

Posted on Mon, 10 Apr 2023

As Rhiannon said, you capture the detail and the atmosphere so well. The story encapsulates so much about its time, and the human cost continues to capture our imaginations. Lovely commemorative piece, Paul.