Wren Journeymage

Sherwood Smith

Chapter Twenty-Seven

The Wren books — Wren to the Rescue, Wren’s Quest, and Wren’s War — came out in the early Nineties. Most of Wren’s readers have grown up, but she has a few left here and there. The fourth book is going up here chapter by chapter, in hopes some of Wren’s friends will find their way back.

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First Stringers

Eyes that cannot see

Gerald M. Weinberg

Chapters 7, 8, 9

“To be blind is bad, but worse is to have eyes and not see.”

—Helen Keller (1880 - 1968)

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Brewing Fine Fiction
Advice for writers from the authors at Book View Café

edited by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff and Pati Nagle

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"Check any bookstore and you'll find a host of titles on writing.  Some are good, some not so good.  Every author has his or her own strengths and weaknesses.  But in Brewing Fine Fiction:  Advice for  writers from the authors at Bookview Café, you get a smorgasbord of  professional advice and expertise.   From the plausibility of fantasy, by Ursula K. Le Guin, to Deborah J. Ross's comments on reviews, you'll find every facet of the craft and writing life covered.   For the wealth of information, experience, and diversity, all under one cover, you can't beat it."

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Book View Café's members include international bestselling authors and winners of the National Book Award, the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, and many others. Most have sold multiple novels to major publishers. Many have taught writing at workshops around the world. The knowledge of these professional authors is gathered into a volume that will help both new and experienced writers cope with the creative challenges and the nuts-and-bolts business issues of a career in writing fiction.

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International Kittens of Mystery!

Chris Dolley

In an uncertain world there is one organisation that stands head and small furry shoulders above the rest. Whenever the planet is in danger – be it from giant balls of wool or bands of renegade squirrels – only one group is guaranteed to answer the call. The International Kittens of Mystery!

This is a journal of their stories. For the first time, cameras have been allowed into one of their top secret training camps – Training Camp Alpha. A camp where, under the supervision of pet humans, recruits are shown not only how to save the world but also how to manage their secret identities – how to blend in and infiltrate the human society that they alone can protect. 

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SPOTLIGHT on ALIENS & FIRST CONTACT!

A staple of science fiction is the “first contact” story, spotlighting that moment in which natives of Earth meet natives of another world. The stories can be funny or dramatic or both (“It’s a cookbook!”) but the thought of living with alien neighbors has engaged, terrified and thrilled human beings since time began. Here’s a small sampling...

King Dog

a screenplay by Ursula K. Le Guin

The character of King Ashthera, with his dog, and his gambling streak, is derived from King Yudhisthira in the Mahabharata, the wonderful and interminable epic of India. Yudhisthira’s dog’s name is Dharma, but Ashthera’s dog is just Dog.

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The Indecorous Rescue of Clarinda Merwin

Or, Reader, I Laid My Eggs in Him

Brenda W. Clough

A Regency maiden, a caddish suitor, and an innovative rescue!

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Distance

Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff

Context is everything...

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The English Major’s Revenge

Nancy Jane Moore

A brief homage to The Day the Earth Stood Still.

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