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The Rose Garden [MultiFormat]
by Steven Popkes
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Antonia barely remembers the Mutiny when the Paedash were freed. Now, no one will speak of it and her mother is insane. Now, she is old enough to ask questions. 1987
Words: 5412 - Reading Time: 15-21 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Tip of the Scorpion [MultiFormat]
by Steven Popkes
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Joe and his wife, Billy, have been farming the scrub of New Mexico for thirty years. It was always hard but now it's getting impossible. A government sponsored program to grow sej, a plant designed to stop erosion in the dry country, looks like a good way to stay on their farm. But the sej has unexpected qualities. 1985
Words: 3782 - Reading Time: 10-15 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Deathwitch [MultiFormat]
by Steven Popkes
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Joe Walker is trailing the murderer of his wife and daughter. The trail leads through the dying world after a nuclear catastrophe. He knows the killer well: it is his mother. His mother doesn't consider herself a murderer at all. 1986
Words: 5006 - Reading Time: 14-20 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Rain, Steam and Speed [MultiFormat]
by Steven Popkes
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Franscois Gossic is a painter who has lost any inspiration to paint. He is invited to join the goodwill mission of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts to Centaurus but declines. That is, until he meets the pilot. 1989
Words: 6948 - Reading Time: 19-27 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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The Color Winter [MultiFormat]
by Steven Popkes
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Harry Linden was a fireman in Krakow, a freedom fighter against the fascists in Spain and now lives a borderline existence managing a parking garage in Boston. An interesting experiment in immigrant labor has curious results. 1988
Words: 4579 - Reading Time: 13-18 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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The Driving of the Year Nail [MultiFormat]
by Steven Popkes
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Every five years Logene's village must evacuate to high ground when the moon comes overhead. This is Logene's first trip. 1986
Words: 4169 - Reading Time: 11-16 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Stovelighter [MultiFormat]
by Steven Popkes
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Bertini is the engineer of the starship Divers Arts. It has been a long time since he has been interested in any sort of friendship. Both are waiting for him on the planet Afternoon. 1987
Words: 6708 - Reading Time: 19-26 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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