So this crack dealer in Chicago is counting his cash, when the NYPD burst through his door. They find a body tied to a chair, which bled out from tortuous knife cuts. Meanwhile, the dealer hops down the fire escape. They follow , firing, hitting bystanders. The dealer manages to hide [...]

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It’s amazing how an error or two can make a sentence obscure. For example:
“Before recharging of the accumulator after its storage at negative temperatures it is necessary to keep the appliance in the room with heating during 6-8 hours.”
These past few weeks, I’ve been doing contract work for Scribendi.com. The system works like [...]

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Go see Serenity. If you do, you’ll get three things:
1) an SF movie better than Revenge of the Sith
2) An action movie as moving as Batman Beyond
3) The chance to see the two sequels
To enjoy Serenity, one does not need to have seen the TV [...]

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Well, I got my manuscript back from a publisher yesterday. It came back with a short note from the senior editor:
Dear Mr. Barclay,
It was very nice to meet you at Norwescon. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to read TITHONIUM RISING. I found there to be many intriguing elements in the [...]

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The second book of the series has the strongest resonance with a single myth. In the Tombs of Atuan, Tenar, the high priest of the dark Nameless Ones, is the keeper of a dark labyrinth. The monster in the labyrinth is not a physical one, but the Nameless Ones do present a threat. [...]

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