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June 2025

The Plausibility Trap
Science-fiction readers have to face it, sure -- but first, so does the author
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Vee and Dave
A microfiction inspired by a photo I once took
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The First Hangover
A microfiction inspired by a photo I once took
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The Bakery and the Epidemic
A microfiction inspired by a photo I once took
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'23kpc': Into Hibernation
Lowering the veil for a while
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Molly
Another in a series of microfictions inspired by photos I've taken
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May 2025

"It's Just a Lake"
A microfiction based on a photograph I once took
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'23kpc' Chapter 45: A Long, Long Arc
...and what comes after
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Ulyana
A microfiction inspired by a photo I once took
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I'm in the Mood for Change
If you’ve been following me here on Substack, you probably know, at least peripherally, that I’ve been posting twice a week... But that's about to, uh…
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'23kpc' Chapter 44: Pooches on the Brain
As Groucho said: it's too dark to read
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