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Great Sci Fi short story by Walter Bupp!
44 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 25, 2008
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February 7, 2026
".....that hatchet face of his was gashed with what he thought was a smile. I've seen sharks with a pleasanter gape.....he was an oily snake, cleaned up as much as possible, but not enough. No amount of dude ranch duds, gold spurs or Indian jewelry could his stilleto mentality. He was a tenderloin hoodlum with some scum scraped off. Well, I should know, so was I."
Gangsters! Gambling!! Gals Galore!!! And Sci-Fi too!!!!
A Classic Gangster story in the tradition of Dashiell Hamett et al. But this one also has TK stuff. I.E. telekinetic abilities and psi powers and some other stuff too, but that's all I'll say on that since I don't want to spoil the story.
If you like Gritty Film Noir Gangsters, Femme Fatales, a Flawed Hero and....well, it is PG on the Violence but still, just a lot of Good Ol' Fashioned Gangster stuff with a Pulp Sci-Fi twist.
So put on a sharp, trim and intimidating suit, start throwing the Craps Dice, and enjoy the ride. But watch out for that Loaded Crap-Stick!
Btw.....
Randell Garrett, Walter Bupp and John Berryman, (and not the Poet John Berryman) are all the same people. And don't look to me to untangle that mess.
Gangsters! Gambling!! Gals Galore!!! And Sci-Fi too!!!!
A Classic Gangster story in the tradition of Dashiell Hamett et al. But this one also has TK stuff. I.E. telekinetic abilities and psi powers and some other stuff too, but that's all I'll say on that since I don't want to spoil the story.
If you like Gritty Film Noir Gangsters, Femme Fatales, a Flawed Hero and....well, it is PG on the Violence but still, just a lot of Good Ol' Fashioned Gangster stuff with a Pulp Sci-Fi twist.
So put on a sharp, trim and intimidating suit, start throwing the Craps Dice, and enjoy the ride. But watch out for that Loaded Crap-Stick!
Btw.....
Randell Garrett, Walter Bupp and John Berryman, (and not the Poet John Berryman) are all the same people. And don't look to me to untangle that mess.
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