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Read Newman’s SQPR and unfortunately it has turned out to be eerily prophetic in many ways.

Just read Paul Di Filippo’s “A Short Course in Art Appreciation”. Thankfully this was short. The essence of the story is easy to understand I think my issue with it is I can’t see why anybody would want to perceive the world in a particular artistic style so it was a “meh”

Read Dorsey’s Learning About Machine Sex. It was great and disturbing

Read Blackford’s Glass Reptile Breakout. Very interesting story on cultural, control of culture snd tech. The cyberpunk is more subtle but there.

Read Gibson & Swanwick’s “Dogfight”. It’s an extremely powerful story.

It’s also extremely emotionally disturbing, disgusting and horrifying

Read Shurin’s introduction to the Culture section.

Read Lieber’s Coming Attraction which was mildly interesting

However Nancy Kress’s “With The Original Cash” was absolutely fucking amazing. So much packed into this small story.

Read Faust’s Dog story and Liu’s cyber bar story.

Neither were favorites of mine although Faust’s was emotionally satisfying and Liu’s an interesting concept.

Read Long’s story on Shadowrun which was awesome of course.

Read Maugham’s Fly Over country which was subtly brilliant and sad.

Yu’s Darkout which was subtly horrific

Read Ashby’s Be Seeing You and simply amazingly authentic. Will be adding her to the book list.