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Asimov’s for December 2012 (1 of 2)

Primary Sources Posted on October 17, 2012 by jeffwikJuly 13, 2015

Once again I read the new Asimov’s and spout my unsolicited opinions about what works and what doesn’t. If I do this enough I’ll eventually get okay at it. “The Caramel Forest” by Chris Beckett. Third person limited, past tense. … Continue reading →

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THAT IS ALL

Primary Sources Posted on October 4, 2012 by jeffwikJuly 13, 2015

Things fall apart Everything tends to decay And so it takes a lot To combine atoms there in such a way There exists the lure of that darkness That lurks around the edges of every day So I’m inviting you … Continue reading →

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Asimov’s Science Fiction for October/November 2012 (2 of 3)

Primary Sources Posted on September 11, 2012 by jeffwikJuly 13, 2015

I continue my story-by-story look at the most recent issue of Asimov’s! Warnings from yesterday still apply: I spoil and I’m extremely subjective in what I like or dislike. I’m sure Alan Smale can write circles around me, even if … Continue reading →

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Asimov’s Science Fiction for October/November 2012 (1 of 3)

Primary Sources Posted on September 10, 2012 by jeffwikJuly 13, 2015

I bought myself a subscription to Asimov’s with birthday money this summer, on the grounds that I don’t read enough short contemporary SF. My vow: to read each issue as I get it, write a few thousand words about it, … Continue reading →

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Do you remember Karazhan?

Primary Sources Posted on June 5, 2012 by jeffwikJune 5, 2012

I used to play World of Warcraft, and in that game there was (and is, as far as I know) a particular dungeon called Karazhan. Accessing the dungeon required a series of quests, and the dungeon itself was long and … Continue reading →

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Old Tiles

Primary Sources Posted on June 4, 2012 by jeffwikJune 4, 2012

Most of the floor tiles are made of gold, but a handful are really valuable. They are linoleum, preserved across the centuries by dint of fear and hunger. Don’t go into the classrooms, our parents told us and we we … Continue reading →

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SLL: Zully the Liar

Primary Sources Posted on June 4, 2012 by jeffwikJune 4, 2012

After he finishes vomiting, Zully becomes aware that he can control his own lips. “What are we standing on?” “This is the Celestial Firmament, Zully, the great black basal barrier that separates the Mother Countries from the endless maw which … Continue reading →

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SLL: Zoetic Mystics

Primary Sources Posted on June 3, 2012 by jeffwikJune 3, 2012

Zoeticism is often conflated with nature-magic, as both were an especial purview of the pre-Landing cultures of Old Habadad and others. While the two schema possess certain undeniable similarities, they are also in fundamental opposition to one another. Nature-magic, at … Continue reading →

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SLL: Yomno Islands

Primary Sources Posted on May 29, 2012 by jeffwikMay 29, 2012

What is truth? I asked her, and my guide shook her head. The short plaits of her hair rippled, and the copper rings which hung therefrom clanked together with a sound like battle, persisting long after her motion stopped. That … Continue reading →

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SLL: Yellow Teeth Remain Sharp

Primary Sources Posted on May 22, 2012 by jeffwikMay 22, 2012

Here’s one for you. Yellow Teeth Remain Sharp, head of state of the Empire of Perfection, right? Wields the contents of the vaults of the Citadel of Rosepetals, right? Maybe the only entity in the Mother Countries with enough identity … Continue reading →

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