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“Hewit’s Report” by Gene Stewart in New Anthology of International Genre Fiction

     

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Bird Box by Josh Malerman, A Review

Bird Box by Josh Malarian Ecco, 2014, 1st edition, hardcover Special cut-out dust jacket Special cover, 262pp A Review by Gene Stewart 
 Malorie and her two kids, a boy and a girl, are left alone by a deeply unnerving … Continue reading

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Trial By Science Fiction: A New Metaphor

…A court and trial metaphor, on the other hand, refines this blatant competitiveness while leaving intact the basic predatory context. Lawyers are often called sharks, for example. They speak of eating the other’s lunch and of tearing testimony apart.

Let’s examine some reasons for switching to the trial referent… Continue reading

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