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Adventures In Brevity

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Look at this collection as your very own inter-dimensional portal, one that spans multiple genres and niches, from hard-boiled noir and space opera, to wuxia and pulp adventure. In these very short stories, readers will be transported to strange new...

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A Loss For Words

55 10 3

by paolojcruz

Dedicated to su-SPEC-t

by paolojcruz

                                    
                                              

                          Dr. Sengupta kept a poker face as she reviewed Engineer Akindele's neurogram results. The linguaphage had spread to his pineal gland — it was omega-stage glossolepsy.
                          With defiant grace, Tunde took Miroslav's hand and said, "ﺥ०  ‎v9#  ☊ > r'جA t❉  ☦ ‎입॰p"
                          Miroslav tried his damnedest not to gasp at the static in his husband's voice. Yet the look in Tunde's eyes told him everything he needed to know.