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A Night In, Shining Armour by David Barber

Posted on December 14, 2020 by AR_Editor

A Night In, Shining Armour David Barber It appeared in the Throne Room apparently, announced by unseen choirs and blinding light, and they say there was the purest scent too, of goodness and innocence, like the smells of childhood or … Continue reading →

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Ghosts In The Machine by David Barber

Posted on November 3, 2020 by AR_Editor

Ghosts In The Machine David Barber They were my first visitors since arriving here; what pass for priests in this benighted world. I am writing down what happened, with its guilty conclusion, before the sense of it escapes me. The … Continue reading →

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The Settee & The Stairs by David Barber

Posted on September 18, 2020 by AR_Editor

The Settee & The Stairs David Barber Author Sea Chart, insisted the old chap, a stroke making words slippery as soap, though we had come to an understanding, like a glimpse of sky through forest canopy: a séance friction writer … Continue reading →

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Old Venus by David Barber

Posted on June 12, 2020 by AR_Editor

Old Venus David Barber Fuel gauge tapping empty, the rocket skims leviathans awash in steaming seas, before it sinks into the wet and suck of lush swamps. A hero makes his own luck. In the pulps, the feisty blond reporter … Continue reading →

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Morgan And The Wildfire Meme by David Barber

Posted on November 18, 2019 by AR_Editor

Morgan And The Wildfire Meme David Barber Morgan was flying. He flew as a bird, some ill-defined species of raptor with enormous wingspan, cruel beak and black gleaming eye. Lesser passerines and seabirds also flew the Airs, but it was … Continue reading →

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Anglish, Late Flowering, Fictional Mode by David Barber

Posted on September 2, 2019 by AR_Editor

Anglish, Late Flowering, Fictional Mode David Barber Haydn Jan was famed for having read all the books; Bruss, the outworlder from Hellhole who saved him, was not even well-known on Hellhole. This is how they met. Prised out of retirement … Continue reading →

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Fire & Ice by David Barber

Posted on June 22, 2019 by AR_Editor

Fire & Ice David Barber To wreck a planet, first choose a suitable asteroid. After mounting fusion drivers, pinch the plasma and tune the mix until the jets burn invisibly. Such vast tonnage is not easily swayed, but sensitive instruments … Continue reading →

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Tuesdays In Heaven by David Barber

Posted on April 10, 2019 by AR_Editor

Tuesdays In Heaven David Barber Chet hovered in the foyer of Total Immersion Software, radiating unease until a salesman detached himself from the front desk. Professionals paid for people, not virtuals. “Help you?” The salesman sported fashionable periodwear, tight dark … Continue reading →

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Ragnarock by David Barber

Posted on November 27, 2018 by AR_Editor

Ragnarock David Barber Rona Lal was not the oldest woman alive, but certainly the oldest with the brain she was born with. Rona no longer remembered her exact age, but the entelechy did, and arranged a surprise for her birthday. … Continue reading →

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