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Snow Cry Tarot by Gene Stewart
A graffito cartoon of a man with a shovel over his shoulder walking a T-Rex on a leash caught Lesser’s attention as he strolled through a district of gentrified brick factories and warehouses near the Missouri river. The Tyrannosaurus was … Continue reading
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Tagged Lesser, Max Welle, Omaha, Pernille, Snow Cry Tarot
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Lovecraft at the Beach by Gene Stewart
Oliver Hollis Howich, archaeologist Trevin Moore Auster, crank preacher Janet Hampton (Howich), student Olive Jane Howich, illustrator, artist # Howich squatted between the door jambs picking at the rotten wood saddle, on the threshold. How many people had trodden on … Continue reading
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Tagged archaeology, ghost, howitchm beach, Lovecraft
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Cemetery Stroll, a tale of espionage & love; first draft, opening
“Cemetery Stroll” by Gene Stewart Stained stone angels guarded their walk from other people’s beliefs. They held hands at times or paused to kiss. Their talk came pinesap slow and honeycomb sweet. Sere leaves swirled at their feet in happy-puppy … Continue reading
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Tagged Caton, cemetery, espionage, Lancashire
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A Call For Enhanced Optimism
We all read Flowers For Algernon in school. Daniel Keyes’s story of a man and his beloved mouse enhanced to genius, then reduced by the same drug to a descent into imbecility, is pathetic, horrific, and emotional. It makes an … Continue reading
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Tagged Camp Concentration, Capitalism, Dark Money, extinction, Flowers For Algernon, fracking, greed, Psychopaths
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Writers Write
Graham Greene wrote 1500 words a day, each morning, then played the rest of the day. Wrote them in a leather journal using a fountain pen. Hemingway squeezed out words by the tens and hundreds, using a pencil in … Continue reading
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Tagged Gaiman, Greene, Gyre, Hemingway, Simenon, Updike, Writing
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Cixin Liu, (The Three-Body Problem and other novels), caused racist controversy among the alt-right sick puppies — they refer to themselves as sad but the are sick fucks — who proceeded to ruin the Hugo Awards by gaming the voting … Continue reading
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Tagged alt-right, culture war, Koch, oligarchy, treason
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Another Day at the Vatican
“Another Day at the Vatican” by Gene Stewart She approached him as he stood gazing at one of the fountains in a smaller piazza off the main tourist route. He’d gone exploring, as he often did. This statue of a … Continue reading
Seamless, Invisible
“Seamless, Invisible” by Gene Stewart Serious men sat around a conference table. They all wore the uniform of power, a business suit. All were over 40, most over 50. A couple had surpassed 70 years but looked 30 years younger. … Continue reading
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Tagged fiction, Invisible, Seamless, secret rulers of world, Trip, Upgrade
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“Good Enough For Police Work” as by Art Wester
“Good Enough For Police Work” as by Art Wester A woman walked into a chaotic police squad room late in the afternoon. She stood waiting until someone, it happened to be a homicide detective, noticed her. She was then … Continue reading
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RUN: Rise Up Now – Fight the Fascists
Watched NBC News inadvertently on Sunday and discovered it is rife with right wing attitude and ‘lesson’ stories. Reminded me strongly of how brainwashed we were when I was growing up. Obviously the 1% is afraid of us now and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1%, agitprop, Capitalism, corporate, Fascism, media, NBC, RUN
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