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Broken John and Hekka
Yeah, leave them because too scared to deal with what would come out of the ground if you disturbed the tree roots holding it down! (31 October 2006)
Sparrow Apples
He gathered several and stuck them into a foil-lined saddle bag anyway, though. (1 December 2005)
The delivery man and his death
If you could only understand what counts as an invitation anymore, well. (29 November 2005)
They don't like geneticists
The mani is actually supposed to go right across the Solar disc as viewed from Earth, and you bet the client will be watching it with a telescope, so there's no possibility of fudging it. (30 November 2004)
Will McCarthy and the Screaming Avocados
Eighteen lives all together counting the kitten as nine even though he was very small. (9 November 2004)
Race
I wonder why the Turtle thinks this is so important? (21 October 2004)
Pink and gold
If a bag of fleem, even an almost-full one, was all he lost in this move, it would be his best move to date. (1 December 2003)
The Number 13 Road
You don't even want to have to ask? You want to be asked? Well, now we're going to go a step past that. (31 October 2003)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter I
A pushy dame attempts to hire Flank. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter II
A trip to the laundromat ends in violence. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter III
Flank tries to get some sleep. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter IV
A visit to the mall; trouble with the cash card. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter V
Seeking professional help. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter VI
The Happy Hacker goes to work. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter VII
The pushy dame pushes further. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter VIII
Catgirls and wizards and nuns, oh, my! (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter IX
Flank starts investigations at the hentai studio. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter X
Questioning the Junior Squid Wrangler. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter XI
Questioning the Senior Squid Wrangler. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter XII
Paying the pro. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter XIII
Flanks thinks hard about the investigation. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter XIV
Questioning another witness. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter XV
More witness-questioning. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter XVI
A visit to the police station. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter XVII
Drinking with the yakuza. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter XVIII
Start of the tarot reading. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter XIX
Conclusion of the tarot reading. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter XX
An encounter with the wildlife. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter XXI
Flank narrowly escapes a one-way trip into orbit. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter XXII
Flank goes back to the studio and is mistaken for a pervert. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter XXIII
Flank breaks into the wrong dressing room and gets in trouble again. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter XXIV
A clue is found. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter XXV
It's a PPK, but not like James Bond's. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter XXVI
A visit to Nerd City. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter XXVII
"If I had to breathe that would sure get in the way of my career." (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter XXVIII
Kitsuko attempts to defend the moral value of the pornography industry. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter XXIX
Flank is beaten and marooned, and help arrives from an unexpected source. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter XXX
Flank finds a door to match his key. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter XXXI
Processing the surveillance evidence. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter XXXII
Flank prepares to reveal the solution. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter XXXIII
The solution to the mystery. (1 December 2002)
The Fickle Finger of Fate: Chapter XXXIV
Tying up a few loose ends. (1 December 2002)
Sad-Eyed Joe
There are those who say he studied too hard, solved a forbidden equation, and opened a gateway to a universe of eternal torment and non-convergence! (31 October 2002)
It only takes NAND
You probably think we huddle up in our nests, conserving warmth and moving very slowly, living on stored food, and it's true that those of you who think you have us domesticated can open the frames and look in and think you see us. (10 October 2002)
Henry and Eliza
Henry's gaze slid hungrily down the curves of Eliza's naked silicone body. His five grand had been well spent, oh yes. (7 June 2002)
Row of pins
The film loop stops repeating and I see her wrist pulled out of my hands, she's pulling her wrist from my hands, and the record ends. (17 April 2002)
Eight knights of the dragon
Maybe the eight knights of the dragon had real flesh and blood like you and me. (20 February 2002)
The Martian opinion
Normally, he'd have been greeted with boos and thrown drinking glasses, but right now everyone wanted to hear the Martian opinion on the Human's rash claims. (29 December 2001)
Public Health Backgrounder #713
What Every Human Should Know About SEX WITH THE UNDEAD. (7 October 2001)
Ramen
One night at the convenience store. (30 March 2001)
Journal of Intercelestial Fly Fishing (2) "Lady Midnight"
Wherein the Journal editors indulge a flight of fancy. (9 March 2001)
Journal of Intercelestial Fly Fishing (1) "A curious catch"
Wherein Dm. Anonymous comments on her illegal fishery. (9 March 2001)
The Other channels
the unnumbered ones that they don't list in TV Guide. (26 January 2001)
The Reverend John Pickett and the damage done
Welcome, everyone, to the God Is Dead Church. (9 December 2000)
Merry Halloween, Z39.50
We decided the whole thing had been a practical joke and didn't give it any more thought. (31 October 2000)
The Hose Thief
Good God, small boy, you're a good kid. (27 June 2000)
A Halloween observance
Halloween in my home town. (1 January 2000)
Kansas City Standard Blues
A blues story, featuring outdated communications technology. (26 April 1999)
He lei nalu ho`okahi
A soliton wreath: science fiction about dying languages and network protocols. (1 December 1998)
Notes War
A war story about groupware. (10 April 1998)
Chains
It can be more ordinary than you think. (27 August 1997)
Mistakenly thought to be djinn
A short story explaining the true origins of the Necronomicon. (3 July 1997)
Light and Speed
SF short story about superluminal travel and a suicide cult. (2 February 1997)
Freezing spirits of Air
An SF/fantasy short story about magic and cryonics. (4 April 1996)
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