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My prediction for the Bobiverse after book 5

I fear that the Bobs has transversed down an irreparable path that is the folly of all science fiction. That most hated of all paths, time-travel. I fear that after having read the last book that that ugly paradox filled topic will rear its head once again and destroy yet another good story. Dennis E.…
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A reckon for space

Who would have thought it? The stars in the sky The lights of the night Caught in a jar Maybe not actual stars Anymore than real angels But who’s to say what we really are Gods and demons Silence among the heavens As we have marveled at are own stupendous magnificent Planets and systems will…
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Want Vs. Need
Preface: Online dating sucks because tone and body language are impossible to get across. Small tones and differences can be impossible to grasp when one is trying to convey a message. Perhaps I have stumbled upon a nugget of truth or it is something silly and ignorant that all the fools of love figured out…
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The Warm Hand

The green frilly dress made me feel nervous, I knew that it barely covered my knees. The barn had the stench of straw. I was here now and I knew that I couldn’t leave and until my friend left. I was nervous during the dance. I don’t know why I showed up. My friend, Ann,…
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Zac’s musings 8/7/24

There was a small hootenanny last night, and I bore witness to the wrongs in life. Not in the ways that you would expect. For even though it was line dancing and two-stepping it was still a line being drawn with the dating pool and a sadness for men. The women were on the dance…
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I dare you to try
Before you complain,Have you tried?These are people that willing train for at least six monthsThese are people are giving up a significant part of their lives To serve something greater than themselves. Before you whine,Have you tried talking and understanding?These are trainer and teachers unlike that of our public systemThey understanding that the future of a…
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Halo: Port Haven – 2
April 1st, 2520 April Fool’s day. What a day for launching a new mission. There were no crowds, only a few dozen extra people ONI all of them. The crew had already boarded and begun the shake down. Captain Oswald stood in Haven’s Command center in the middle of the station. As per his new…
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The Cotton Candy Tree
How did it come to be? Out there on the dunes? That tree stands tall and erect, A natural wonder for all to see. What an attractant it is? For all the wonder that humans give it, The animals that it attracts are beyond compare. Gators and lizards have been known to cross the vast…
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For my daughter, As my mother
I was a child once, long ago I played and conquered The playground was my world I owned every slide and swing I maintained the dominance with a loud word A word of power that summoned a fierce dragon Mom! I fell down and scraped my knees Mom was there with bandages and alcohol …
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Nailbed memo – 6-20-24
To: h.slyktooth@downfall.com From: nailbed@downfall.com To Herschal Slyktooth My dear compatriot. I hope that this note finds you well. It is an odd thing that while we maintain a sense of wrong with personal interaction, technology moves forward and makes it so much easier for us to communicate. Humans think that we are not without wiles.…
