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A Killing Word: 100
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Language is my weapon of choice. Image: Lee M. Noble, the Devarcombe Society). Fictioneer, poetaster, geek. View my complete profile. Some of these went out on postcards; others as electronic shout-outs to friends on LiveJournal. Then there are a few of which I didn't keep a copy; I like the idea that they're out there as unique artifacts that I cannot reproduce. Here are the rest, for your entertainment. One must feast before one can defecate.”. To hold up what light? Nero, Octavian, Caligula, et cetera.
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A Killing Word: November 2010
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Language is my weapon of choice. Image: Lee M. Noble, the Devarcombe Society). Fictioneer, poetaster, geek. View my complete profile. I wrote this for NPR's three minute fiction contest. Probably overdid it on the vocabulary, or threw too many ideas into one short piece, etc. Have to remind myself that these contests are subjective. No, like vultures. Sharks don't circle. Or do they? When I translated the writing, I broke into an even less dignified sweat. The manifestation looked like a junior account e...
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A Killing Word: July 2007
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Language is my weapon of choice. Image: Lee M. Noble, the Devarcombe Society). Fictioneer, poetaster, geek. View my complete profile. If you like your bubble. I'll skip the article about the drug war; anyone who cares to do a little research can see that it's a fundamentally bogus, for-profit institution serving the interests of the elite at the expense of the poor. But here's some news:. 70% of our intelligence budget goes to "private contractors," according to an article in The Nation. Grok, if ye dare:.
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A Killing Word: 3mF
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Language is my weapon of choice. Image: Lee M. Noble, the Devarcombe Society). Fictioneer, poetaster, geek. View my complete profile. I wrote this for NPR's three minute fiction contest. Probably overdid it on the vocabulary, or threw too many ideas into one short piece, etc. Have to remind myself that these contests are subjective. No, like vultures. Sharks don't circle. Or do they? When I translated the writing, I broke into an even less dignified sweat. The manifestation looked like a junior account e...
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A Killing Word: September 2007
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Language is my weapon of choice. Image: Lee M. Noble, the Devarcombe Society). Fictioneer, poetaster, geek. View my complete profile. The British government's chief scientific adviser proposes a code of scientific ethics that he hopes will encourage researchers to think about the impact their discoveries could have on society. He's suggested that all scientists ought to sign it in order to allay public fears/ doubts/ etc. about research and so research can be trusted. How will the transition come about?
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A Killing Word: fiction
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Language is my weapon of choice. Image: Lee M. Noble, the Devarcombe Society). Fictioneer, poetaster, geek. View my complete profile. I've decided this is as good a place as any to serve as a central location for some not-so-great-yet-still-interesting short works. For every time I've started a story and left it undone, every fiction contest I've not quite entered, every ill-conceived notion that almost saw a reader's eye, there must be an answer. It shall be here. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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A Killing Word: Scientist's oath
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Language is my weapon of choice. Image: Lee M. Noble, the Devarcombe Society). Fictioneer, poetaster, geek. View my complete profile. The British government's chief scientific adviser proposes a code of scientific ethics that he hopes will encourage researchers to think about the impact their discoveries could have on society. He's suggested that all scientists ought to sign it in order to allay public fears/ doubts/ etc. about research and so research can be trusted. How will the transition come about?
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A Killing Word: Short fiction for a JC zine
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Language is my weapon of choice. Image: Lee M. Noble, the Devarcombe Society). Short fiction for a JC zine. Fictioneer, poetaster, geek. View my complete profile. Short fiction for a JC zine. I submitted this to Margin. The latest downtown-Johnson-City 'zine that's working hard to promote the best part of this town. I don't know if it's much good, but I wrote it in a couple hours. Prompts/ specifications: 3-500 words on the subject of "identity.". They Done Give It Back. A glacial pause followed. The...
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A Killing Word: April 2010
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Language is my weapon of choice. Image: Lee M. Noble, the Devarcombe Society). Fictioneer, poetaster, geek. View my complete profile. Some of these went out on postcards; others as electronic shout-outs to friends on LiveJournal. Then there are a few of which I didn't keep a copy; I like the idea that they're out there as unique artifacts that I cannot reproduce. Here are the rest, for your entertainment. One must feast before one can defecate.”. To hold up what light? Nero, Octavian, Caligula, et cetera.
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A Killing Word: May 2010
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Language is my weapon of choice. Image: Lee M. Noble, the Devarcombe Society). Short fiction for a JC zine. Fictioneer, poetaster, geek. View my complete profile. Short fiction for a JC zine. I submitted this to Margin. The latest downtown-Johnson-City 'zine that's working hard to promote the best part of this town. I don't know if it's much good, but I wrote it in a couple hours. Prompts/ specifications: 3-500 words on the subject of "identity.". They Done Give It Back. A glacial pause followed. The...
