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“The covers of this book are too far apart.”
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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
“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.”
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“You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood.
What mood is that?
Last-minute panic.”
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What mood is that?
Last-minute panic.”
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“Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.”
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The Short Story Club
— 601 members
— last activity 2 hours, 44 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. The first post of each week's discu ...more
Weird Fiction
— 659 members
— last activity Sep 28, 2026 12:05PM
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
— 951 members
— last activity Sep 26, 2026 04:56PM
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
— 57 members
— last activity Sep 22, 2026 06:58PM
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?
— 319 members
— last activity Jun 10, 2026 08:01PM
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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