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Alien Radio [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick & Nick DiChario
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As the leader of the friendly alien visitors offers the five basic truths of human existence to the people of Earth via radio, he takes a few calls and tries to keep his fellow aliens from meddling with the local cosmetics and weapons industries. 1995
Words: 3301 - Reading Time: 9-13 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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The Sweet, Sad Love Song of Fred and Wilma [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick & Nick DiChario
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When Fred the frumpy corporate lawyer gets duped into attending a Flintstones convention as Fred #472, he falls for his true Wilma--an overqualified robotic maid with a knack for helping him improve his status back at the office. As Fred moves up the corporate ladder and catches the eye of female colleagues, he doesn't suspect his secret companion's programming is capable of jealousy. 1994
Words: 6307 - Reading Time: 18-25 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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The Arrows of Godly Passion [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick & Nick DiChario
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Mitch Sierra is a handsome, intelligent, airline executive who successfully seduces every woman he pursues. When a beautiful new employee catches his eye, the mythological warnings against pursuing Artemis--the stunning beauty's mysterious first-and-last name--only encourage him in his hunt for the virgin goddess. 1998
Words: 5561 - Reading Time: 15-22 min.
Category: Fantasy
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The Most Beautiful Girl Alive [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick & Nick DiChario
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When a modest-performing financial manager suddenly becomes the firm's most successful investment prognosticator, an investigation reveals the dark forces of sorcery can affect more than just business. 1996
Words: 7335 - Reading Time: 20-29 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Fascinatin' Rhythm [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick & Nick DiChario
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Large numbers of dolphins gather off the Florida coast, and the local residents start feeling a mysterious urge to hit things with their fists ... such as mailboxes, tables--and police cars. 2000
Words: 4121 - Reading Time: 11-16 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Pleasantly Pink [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick & Nick DiChario
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When Les subjects himself to the whims of a small dragon living in a back room of his restaurant, the financial success he receives in exchange becomes less appealing as the dragon's demands grow bolder ... and more personal. 1995
Words: 4125 - Reading Time: 11-16 min.
Category: Fantasy
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Death Dines at 8:30: Sixteen Stories of Crime and Cuisine--with All-New Recipes Included [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader]
by Nick DiChario & Claudia Bishop
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 Sixteen stories of crime and cuisine from: Claudia Bishop * Camilla T. Crespi * Bill and Judy Crider * Barbara D'Amato * Nick Danger * Diane Mott Davidson * Patricia Guiver * Jean Hager * Edward D. Hoch * David A. Kaufelt * Nancy Kress * Tamar Myers * Sharan Newman * Mike Resnick * Elizabeth Daniels Squire * Valerie Wolzien.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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Where the Wildflowers Bloom [MultiFormat]
by Nick DiChario
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When Henry meets Joyce he sees her as his last chance to find happiness in a community that has turned against him. But there is more than love on the menu at Joyce's trendy new restaurant, in a town where no bad deed goes unpunished. 2004
Words: 4787 - Reading Time: 13-19 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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The Soldier and his Dead Companion [MultiFormat]
by Nick DiChario
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It's the end of WWII, and on the streets of Berlin the Russians are closing in on a young German boy and an old soldier. But the man and boy have more than their dead companions in common. They share a dark secret that no one else must know. 1997
Words: 3730 - Reading Time: 10-14 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Sarajevo [MultiFormat]
by Nick DiChario
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A man visits the bombed-out city of Sarajevo to fulfill a promise to his dead grandmother. Hugo Award Nominee
Words: 4422 - Reading Time: 12-17 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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The Winterberry [MultiFormat]
by Nick DiChario
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Alternate history story that appeared in "Alternate Kennedys," an interesting speculation on a dark Kennedy family secret. 1992 Hugo Award Nominee, World Fantasy Award Nominee
Words: 3100 - Reading Time: 8-12 min.
Category: Alternate History
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Carp Man [MultiFormat]
by Nick DiChario
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A man starts thinking fishy thoughts after the loss of his wife. Year's Best Horror Selection, Year's Best Fantasy Selection
Words: 1720 - Reading Time: 4-6 min.
Category: Fantasy
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The One-Half Boy [MultiFormat]
by Nick DiChario
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A man searches for information about the death of his son 30 years after the boy has died a mysterious death in Vietnam. The only person who can answer his questions is a magical, mythical being known as "the One-Half Boy," hidden away in the mountains of an unknown land. Finding him, though, is only half the battle.... 2002
Words: 6132 - Reading Time: 17-24 min.
Category: Alternate History
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Birdie [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick & Nick DiChario
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Charles Darwin's motivation to discover the Origin of the Species wasn't a purely scientific endeavor--he was really looking for the origin of what lived in the wine cellar of his family's ancestral home. 1994
Words: 6658 - Reading Time: 19-26 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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The Fighting 35th's Last Stand at the Delores Proud Apple Valley School for the Blind [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick & Nick DiChario
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Nearly every man on Earth died from pre-invasion chemicals dropped from space by the aliens from Alpha Centauri, but the worm-like tree-sized invaders didn't anticipate the survivors' expertise with kitchen knives and meat cleavers. Hell hath no fury like an entire planet of women scorned. 2000
Words: 5951 - Reading Time: 17-23 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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