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The Prime surprises them by changing direction. This reading is chapter thirty of Parasite Puppeteers, the second book in the Green Comet trilogy. They were beginning to understand how the Visitor and the Prime got bigger as they went from … Continue reading →

The Ball has set out after the Prime. This reading is chapter twenty-nine of Parasite Puppeteers, the second book in the Green Comet trilogy. The Eight are all on board the Ball as they, and another ball from Orange Comet, … Continue reading →

They’re being brought out of hibernation early, which is unusual. This reading is chapter twenty-eight of Parasite Puppeteers, the second book in the Green Comet trilogy. The Prime is moving and they’ve been brought up to deal with it. They’re … Continue reading →

Elgin and Fran are comparing their experience of shared awareness in hibernation to lucid dreaming. This reading is chapter twenty-seven of Parasite Puppeteers, the second book in the Green Comet trilogy. They’re surprised by how early they’re being called up. … Continue reading →

They’ve figured out where all the stable orbits are in the system, but one of them doesn’t have a planet. This reading is chapter twenty-six of Parasite Puppeteers, the second book in the Green Comet trilogy. The empty orbit turned … Continue reading →

What would you do if you were little and your grandmother, who’s funeral you had just been to, came over to visit? Today’s reading is Postmortem by Abel James Tilda. Abel James Tilda has degrees in Art History and Archaeology … Continue reading →

What if you didn’t ride time like a train on tracks? What if you hopped about like a drop of water on a hot skillet? Today’s reading is Haniza’s Slipstream by Aaric Tan Xiang Yeow. Aaric Tan Xiang Yeow’s poems … Continue reading →

Today’s reading is The Relative Uncertainty of Reality by Daniel Swindlehurst. Daniel Swindlehurst used to have a proper, sensible job, but threw it all away to realise his childhood dream of being a scientist. He loves science fact and science … Continue reading →

Today’s reading is Quantum Man by Clifton Rumsey. Clifton Rumsey has a background spanning the sciences from physics to neuroscience, rendering him more wave than particle at this point. On the other hand, his position can be localised to a … Continue reading →

Today’s reading is The Entanglement Proposal by Vina Jie-Min Prasad. Vina Jie-Min Prasad is a Singaporean writer working against the world-machine. Her short fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld, Uncanny Magazine, and Fireside Fiction. She was a finalist for the Hugo, … Continue reading →