Daryl Barufaldi

“She breathed in the salty, seaweedy air as she stood, beguiled and calmed by the moon, part of her thinking what a brilliant painting it would make.”
― Anne Allen, The Ghost of Seagull Cottage: Inspired by The Ghost and Mrs Muir

“When I am faced with the chance to swim, even if I’m not convinced or it’s not convenient, more times than not, I will strip down and take the plunge and remember the credo, 'You never regret a swim!”
― Jeff Johns, Jet Lag Junkie: Unfiltered Tales of a Compulsive Wanderer

“Starla and Conner ambled to his car, knowing each deliberate footstep meant the road to parting was nearer. He leaned his back against the door pulling her within inches of his face, their personal space evaporating like dew steeped in the warmth of the morning sun. She tilted her head sideways, searching his eyes with hers. Straightening the collar of his shirt she said, “If I’m too bold forgive me, but you fill a void in my life . . . you’re like finding that stray earring I’ve been trying to find for ages and now that I have, it scares me.”
― JoDee Neathery, A Kind of Hush

“They are fully under our control and nowhere as powerful as the old AIs of the past. They’re individual machines and cannot control vast networks.”
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― Max Nowaz, The Polymorph