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“Ensuring Safety” posted

It's been a couple of weeks since I posted a story. No good excuse other than "what in the hell happened to my life?". "Ensuring Safety" follows the Transhuman Congress story "Expanding Borders". It's probably a good idea to (re)read the first part before jumping into the ...

“Breached defenses” posted

Back to Witches this week for "Breached defenses": Hardi blinked. "I think I'm done here," she muttered as she stood with her tray. "Have a good day, Dr. Yuk." "Robert," he said around another mouthful of food, "and it really helps if you soften the 'u'. Make it just a bit more ...

“Expanding Borders” posted

Got a new Transhuman Congress story posted, this one finally introducing -- sort of -- the leader of the majority party, Chelsea Sears. "Expanding Borders": The doctors told me that I was stuck in my own head. I wasn't. I was in the nets all the time, doing ten things at ...

“The welcome goodbye” posted

Well, it's not quite still Saturday, but as promised, here's a new Witches story, called "The welcome goodbye": "Harding." Hardi stopped pacing. "Why are you so hot under the collar for this project?" Jim asked quietly. Hardi opened and closed her mouth. "I just... I want to do something about this." Now I'm going to ...

“Entering Valhalla” posted

Moving a bit in the timeline of the Transhuman Congress to the late 25th century with "Entering Valhalla": "There's no way you finished Mueller's game already! Sweet kittens, that fifth scenario is ridiculous!" Nana whined. Viktoriya sighed and pulled a short blue dress from her closet. "Just use a slingshot around Cyrus. ...

Quasi-daily linkage

Welcome! - Okay, nevermind on the link below. This intro provides some good insight into the Tiny Living thing, which is more than just 60 sq. ft houses. Not sure that I want to downsize my house in particular, but it's an interesting movement. Tiny House In Asheville - ...

“Ensuring Safety” posted

It's been a couple of weeks since I posted a story. No good excuse other than "what in the hell happened to my life?". "Ensuring Safety" follows the Transhuman Congress story "Expanding Borders". It's probably a good idea to (re)read the first part before jumping into the ...

Quasi-daily linkage

10 Weird Miniature Versions of Normal Animals - Weird Worm - These are quite adorable. Puppy! - Joel on Software - "Although I appreciate that many people find Twitter to be valuable, I find it a truly awful way to exchange thoughts and ideas. It creates a mentally stunted world in ...