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Old Man’s War: John Scalzi: 9780765348272: Amazon.com: Books

John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife’s grave. Then he joined the army. via Old Man’s War: John Scalzi: 9780765348272: Amazon.com: Books. I read Old Man’s War on the redeye back from SFO … Continue reading

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Tor.com / Science fiction and fantasy / Stories / Bitter Grounds by Neil Gaiman, Rick Berry and Ekaterina Slepicka

1. “Come back early or never come” In every way that counted, I was dead. Inside somewhere maybe I was screaming and weeping and howling like an animal, but that was another person deep inside, another person who had no … Continue reading

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wbur.org » News » A Recovering Skinhead On Leaving Hatred Behind

I heard Frank on the radio yesterday afternoon – he tells a good and moving story. I predict he gets a movie offer in the next month – if he hasn’t had one already. As a teenager, Frank Meeink was … Continue reading

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The Killer Elite : Rolling Stone

“Get some!” is the unofficial Marine Corps cheer. It’s shouted when a brother Marine is struggling to beat his personal best in a fitness run. It punctuates stories told at night about getting laid in whorehouses in Thailand and Australia. … Continue reading

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Machine Man | a real-time serial by Max Barry

One Tuesday afternoon my left leg was severed. It wasn’t as bad as it sounds. Well, it was. It was agonizing. There was a lot of screaming and flopping around and trying to tear my shirt into pieces to stem … Continue reading

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eMedia Rant: reduced value = bad business model

I unexpectedly received a Kindle for Christmas. Did I want one – sure! E-Ink, long battery life, always on Sprint EVDO, limited web browsing – it’s a totally cool concept. But with it’s $360 price at or above the cost … Continue reading

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The Knife of Never Letting Go – Patrick Ness

The way this book starts out will probably make those familiar with scifi classics anticipate parallels with A Boy and his Dog (book, forget the movie), and there are indeed a few common elements. The plot line however, is entirely … Continue reading

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Feedbooks: Browsing Lists

Want a quick way to find a bunch of publicly available free books that you actually might want to read and are grouped into lists that actually make a little sense? Check out here: Feedbooks: Browsing Lists.

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“Reflections: The Cleve Cartmill Affair: One” by Robert Silverberg

One anecdote out of science fiction’s history that almost everyone has heard of is the tale of how Cleve Cartmill, a competent writer of middling abilities, published a story describing the workings of the atomic bomb in a 1944 issue … Continue reading

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Catch Em in the Act by Terry Bisson

Lou pointed it at his cat and looked in the viewscreen. There was the cat. The picture in the viewscreen was black and white, with a little Date&Time display at the top. It was even grainy, like a real surveillance … Continue reading

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