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Root
Beulah has the worst luck with computers. They lose her files, corrupt her data, and in her more sleep-deprived moments she feels they conspire against her. When she begins to see little demons spring out of the CPU of one machine she fears she must be losing her mind, and yet, learning to control these creatures with some advanced programming classes enables her to take control of her electronic destiny.
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First published January 1, 2009
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Emily Mah
25 books42 followersEmily Mah Tippetts writes romance under the name E.M. Tippetts and science fiction and fantasy under the name Emily Mah.
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June 6, 2012
Root
by Emily Mah
Kindle Edition, 22 pages
Published: April 13, 2012
by: Emily Mah Tippetts
ASIN: B007TYYI62
Book Source: Bought
5 Stars
Book Description: Beulah has the worst luck with computers. They lose her files, corrupt her data, and in her more sleep-deprived moments she feels they conspire against her. When she begins to see little fox-faced demons spring out of the CPU of one machine, she fears she must be losing her mind, but what if they aren't hallucinations after all?
Mary's Review: Beulah's English final is lost somewhere in the computer. Without it, she will lose her scholarship and she won't pass.
The computer has been giving her trouble from the beginning. It lost her room assignment assigning her to roommates who are loud, uncaring party girls. It has also misspelled her email name just to name a few things. The computer does not like Beulah.
She had until 8 the next morning to get her grade in the system. She had to get the sysadmins team-Mike and Rodney- to help her. This was not going to be easy. While helping the sysadmins team, she meets Root a pixel dot image and thinks she is losing her mind. Now the adventure begins. Come along and see where this syfy adventure takes Beulah.
I really liked this short story. Once started, I could not put it down. It's a great sci-fi fantasy short story and I recommend it for all young adults ages 13 and up.
About the Author: Emily Mah Tippetts writes science fiction and fantasy as Emily Mah and chick lit as E.M. Tippetts. Originally from New Mexico, she now lives in London with her family. She is a former attorney who specialized in contracts, real estate, and estate planning, with a specialty in literary estate planning.
To learn more about her and her upcoming releases, visit her site: http://www.emilymah.com/
" see full review at Little Red Reads" http://littleredreads.blogspot.com/20...
by Emily Mah
Kindle Edition, 22 pages
Published: April 13, 2012
by: Emily Mah Tippetts
ASIN: B007TYYI62
Book Source: Bought
5 Stars
Book Description: Beulah has the worst luck with computers. They lose her files, corrupt her data, and in her more sleep-deprived moments she feels they conspire against her. When she begins to see little fox-faced demons spring out of the CPU of one machine, she fears she must be losing her mind, but what if they aren't hallucinations after all?
Mary's Review: Beulah's English final is lost somewhere in the computer. Without it, she will lose her scholarship and she won't pass.
The computer has been giving her trouble from the beginning. It lost her room assignment assigning her to roommates who are loud, uncaring party girls. It has also misspelled her email name just to name a few things. The computer does not like Beulah.
She had until 8 the next morning to get her grade in the system. She had to get the sysadmins team-Mike and Rodney- to help her. This was not going to be easy. While helping the sysadmins team, she meets Root a pixel dot image and thinks she is losing her mind. Now the adventure begins. Come along and see where this syfy adventure takes Beulah.
I really liked this short story. Once started, I could not put it down. It's a great sci-fi fantasy short story and I recommend it for all young adults ages 13 and up.
About the Author: Emily Mah Tippetts writes science fiction and fantasy as Emily Mah and chick lit as E.M. Tippetts. Originally from New Mexico, she now lives in London with her family. She is a former attorney who specialized in contracts, real estate, and estate planning, with a specialty in literary estate planning.
To learn more about her and her upcoming releases, visit her site: http://www.emilymah.com/
" see full review at Little Red Reads" http://littleredreads.blogspot.com/20...
May 15, 2012
I just finished a short story by Emily Mah called Root. I wish it had been a novel, for the plain reason that I love how Emily writes. I enjoy her voice and how she makes her characters spring effortlessly to life. Her words are clear, concise, and get the message straight to our admiring eyes, all while feeding us a fantastic plot. YUM!
My only regret at this point is that, like a great mint chocolate truffle, her story was gone in a flash, leaving me savoring that last little bit of mental chocolate. That's happened with everything I've read of Emily's.
For the record, her story has nothing at all to do with chocolate truffles or really any food at all, other than pizza. It's all about computer gremlins--those nasty little creatures which plague us in our daily work. Those are the horrid beasts which slap on the blue screen of death right in the middle of a fantastic chapter or, in this case, strip grades, destroy room assignments, and generally play havoc in the life of an unassuming college student.
Hurray for Beulah (of the unfortunate name)! She prevails with panache and reminds us that we can get the better of Root and his friends.
Jonesing for more Emily Mah/E.L. Tippetts...;o)
My only regret at this point is that, like a great mint chocolate truffle, her story was gone in a flash, leaving me savoring that last little bit of mental chocolate. That's happened with everything I've read of Emily's.
For the record, her story has nothing at all to do with chocolate truffles or really any food at all, other than pizza. It's all about computer gremlins--those nasty little creatures which plague us in our daily work. Those are the horrid beasts which slap on the blue screen of death right in the middle of a fantastic chapter or, in this case, strip grades, destroy room assignments, and generally play havoc in the life of an unassuming college student.
Hurray for Beulah (of the unfortunate name)! She prevails with panache and reminds us that we can get the better of Root and his friends.
Jonesing for more Emily Mah/E.L. Tippetts...;o)
April 20, 2012
I really enjoyed this short story. I am not one who usually even bothers to read short stories, but I got the Kindle version free, and I forgot my book at work, so I read it last night. Very well written and intriguing.
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April 17, 2012This short story originally appeared in the Australian young adult science fiction magazine, Shiny. It is FREE on Amazon from the 17-21 of April, 2012, so head on over to get your copy!
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