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It was a test. Of course, Han Solo knew the difference between time and distance. He was a smuggler, after all, and a very good starship pilot. What he didn’t know was just how stupid and gullible the wannabe passengers were, and he wanted to know, so he said something quite obviously idiotic: twelve parsecs.
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I don’t know why this has been floating around the zeitgeist or whatever small random corner of the world I have been attempting to hermit through, but the eagles from The Lord of the Rings are back. It’s one of those things like stormtrooper marksmanship or Indiana Jones’ lack of impact on world events. The eagles are selfish, uncaring blighters who could have been very helpful if only they could be bothered.
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Well, it’s been a minute, and I haven’t written anything here in ages. I wish I had news worth telling, but the year has not been kind. The past two years have been anything but kind, for that matter, and I don’t want to dwell on unpleasant things that have left me without the mental energy to be creative or otherwise do anything interesting. The past two years have been survival mode, pure and simply. Rest as much as the dreadful day job will allow has very much been the order of the day.
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Heath wanted to be a goatherd. He was only good for shoving the dung. Chardonnay was a goatherd from a rival clan. A chance encounter would bring them together. Their worlds would never be the same.

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There’s trouble at the North American Biannual Short Story Writing Competition. Famous authors are losing hard, and nobody’s talking. Is it blackmail? Is it magic? Allison Merriweather, expert magician and investigative journalist, is determined to find out.

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What if your little cleaning robot started thinking for itself? What if it just didn't feel like following orders anymore? Who would you call?

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