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moonofpluto commented on the post, Microcosms 208 + The Karen Cox Prize for Entertaining Short Fiction, on the site 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Everyone Asks About Androids…
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computer programmer/national park/steampunk
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guess who’s finally done with its dissertation (and is writing this on an intercontinental flight somewhere in the arctic circle) anyway this is only relevant Bc my diss was (loosely) connected to Turing who doesn’t feature in this but does in my he…[Read more]
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moonofpluto commented on the post, Microcosms 207 + The Karen Cox Prize for Entertaining Short Fiction (Flash Fiction Contest), on the site 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Very evocative language!
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moonofpluto commented on the post, Microcosms 207 + The Karen Cox Prize for Entertaining Short Fiction (Flash Fiction Contest), on the site 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Breathe Easy
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Apocalypse Survivor / Hidden/Unexplored Place / Sci-Fi
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What’s the one thing you can never really avoid?
Water can be purified, animals shot, insects smoked out.
So what are you meant to do when the air starts to choke you?
Leanne’s been hiding in her booth since the radio started picking up screams. And the…[Read more]
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moonofpluto commented on the post, Microcosms 206 + The Karen Cox Prize for Entertaining Short Fiction, on the site 3 months, 1 week ago
Excellent punchline!
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moonofpluto commented on the post, Microcosms 206 + The Karen Cox Prize for Entertaining Short Fiction, on the site 3 months, 1 week ago
Updog? Well I hardly even know ‘er …
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Parkour Traceur (Runner) / Cubicle Hell / Fantasy
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moonofpluto on some socials (and geometea on others)
Open to derivative works
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Sometimes yer maybe twenty nine stories up outta hells know how many, all cause someone hired you ta piss off a wizard, so yer clawing your way up the sid…[Read more]
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moonofpluto commented on the post, Microcosms 204 + The Karen Cox Prize for Entertaining Short Fiction, on the site 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Inspiration drawn from my (somewhat judgemental) avid knitter gfs Strong Opinions on crochet!
(Also I’m in a lot of trouble for writing pearl instead of purl but )
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moonofpluto commented on the post, Microcosms 204 + The Karen Cox Prize for Entertaining Short Fiction, on the site 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Oooh very fun use of the prompt – classic funeral mystery with a twist
A great deal hinted at very skillfully.
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moonofpluto commented on the post, Microcosms 204 + The Karen Cox Prize for Entertaining Short Fiction, on the site 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Things not to bring up at the dinner table (politics, sex, death)
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Masked Participant / Funeral / Mystery
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Yes, I am open to derivative works, including audio productions. Please contact me via one of the above channels for more information.
Was I intending to do a…[Read more]
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moonofpluto commented on the post, Microcosms 204 + The Karen Cox Prize for Entertaining Short Fiction, on the site 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Yeah that was def the intention – wanted to capture creativity from the most eldritch angle, and AI art to me felt like the thing that captured that the best!
Other drafts included something which looked human shaped but inside you could see the stitching, a slowly unraveling doll, and your classic chthonic tentacles. In the end AI art felt…[Read more]
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moonofpluto commented on the post, Microcosms 204 + The Karen Cox Prize for Entertaining Short Fiction, on the site 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Death To Small Businesses, and the Peddlers of Craft
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Ancient God / Crochet Club / Comedy
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“… thou who knows the art of k…[Read more]
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moonofpluto commented on the post, Microcosms 203 + The Karen Cox Prize for Entertaining Short Fiction, on the site 3 months, 3 weeks ago
I see it’s been said below, but goodness you have quite a grasp on the art of the ending. While that’s far and away the strongest part of the piece (not knocking the rest, but it certainly ends on a high note), I found myself entertained throughout.
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moonofpluto commented on the post, Microcosms 203 + The Karen Cox Prize for Entertaining Short Fiction, on the site 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Elysium? Not sure, but it does have quite the view (4 stars)
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Philanthropist / mountain / sci-fi
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“Heyyyy jackpoteers, and welcome to a…[Read more]
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