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I have two stories in the new issue of subTerrain — the theme of the issue is Our Dying Planet. You can probably guess what my stories are about….
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Please: A Novel
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The Warhol Gang
— published 2010 — 3 editions |
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Has the World Ended Yet?
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Writing Lessons
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Deja Yu Makes the Pain Go Away: A Story
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Beat the Geeks: A Story
— published 2011 |
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The Angel Azrael Delivers Small Mercies
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Please
— published 2011 — 2 editions |
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Beat the Geeks
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Tesseracts Eleven: Amazing Canadian Speculative Fiction
by Cory Doctorow , Holly Phillips , Daniel Archambault — published 2007 |
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I originally published this short over at my website in five different versions -- a different answer from the aliens each time. This is my favourite answer, but perhaps you have a different idea of what the aliens would say to us.
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a suspicion I've often had....
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He bought damaged and used sex dolls online.
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A good intro for learning about viruses -- if you really want to know about all the viruses that use your body as a host, or the ways in which they have influenced our own evolution. The bit about the placenta was a revelation to me. Some of the best...more |
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Through every tale, there are hints of unnamable corruption, usually in the guise of animals or elements of the corporeal body, reminding me of nothing so much as filmmaker David Lynch and his genius at creating unclassifiable dread. Red spider mi...
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