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by Fritz Leiber
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“The covers of this book are too far apart.”
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“Creativity is knowing how to hide your sources”
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“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.
There is another theory which states that this has already happened.”
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
There is another theory which states that this has already happened.”
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.”
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The Short Story Club
— 616 members
— last activity 7 hours, 30 min ago
We read and discuss one short story a week. Authors are welcome, but it's NOT a group to promote one's own work. To join, please answer the question ...more
Weird Fiction
— 674 members
— last activity Nov 10, 2026 05:31PM
This group is the place for lovers of the genre known as Weird Fiction to meet and discuss favorite works from the past as well as read together reall ...more
The Novella Club
— 945 members
— last activity Nov 07, 2026 03:33PM
A book group devoted to reading and discussing novellas (one a month). Definition of NOVELLA 1) a story with a compact and pointed plot 2) a work of ...more
Science Fiction: The Short Stuff
— 59 members
— last activity 4 hours, 39 min ago
The Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA ) define categories of science fiction solely by length: Short stories are less than 7,500 words Novelet ...more
What next, now notifications are reduced, DMs abolished, so GR is dying?
— 320 members
— last activity Nov 12, 2026 06:21AM
On 20 Sept 2024, GR removed the option for email notifications, without telling users (unless they looked at the "help" page). In-app/web notification ...more
Dave J.’s 2025 Year in Books
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