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Death, Inc. by Edward Morris

Book Zero of There Was a Crooked Man

Welcome to the world of master fabulist Edward Morris, where History has been pulled down a Hieronymus Bosch rabbit-hole and everything makes far too much sense.  In Morris’s alternate history tour de force, on an East Coast two centuries after Armageddon, a rogue soldier throws himself back in Time to wreak havoc upon History and feed on the blood in . . .

A serialized novel, updating weekly.
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Strangers in the Brain by Charles Sebian-Lander

A story about a detective and his brain.

Veteran detective Jake Burleigh is chosen to solve a case using an amazing new technology.  It’s only after he finishes the job that the real mysteries begin. Strangers in the Brain is a mysterious detective noir blended with a delirious, dreamlike sci-fi twist. . . .

A serialized novel, updating twice weekly.
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The Mushroom Wars by Adam Gashlin and Michael Kazmierczak

In 1996, Dr. Beuctus Guggenheim, head of Research and Development at Cantspell’s Olde Fashund Soupe Phactorie, was given the task of creating a preservative for cream of mushroom soup.  His actions set into motion a cataclysm, opening a link between our world and the ‘Mushroom Zone’. Soon a legion of Mushrooms claimed our world for their empire.  A campaign of . . .

An ongoing series, with new episodes weekly.
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flesh phantoms by Alan P. Scott

cynical biped

The stories here are short (some very short) and are mostly sf – that is, speculative fiction: fantasies, myths, science fiction, slipstream . . . all the flavors of fabulation except, I hope, for the mundane.  Many were written with the audience of the Usenet newsgroup talk.bizarre in mind, back when text was the thing. —APS . . .

A growing collection of stories, updated sporadically.
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FLESH PHANTOMS

Interesting collection of short stories

Editor: Linda Schoales
February 19, 2009

“Flesh Phantoms” is a collection of short stories written by one author.  Some of them are very short, more like story fragments or the author’s thoughts, while others are a more conventional length.  They’re all interesting, sometimes bordering on brilliant.  The tone varies between whimsical and sardonic, but there’s almost always a touch of wry wit lurking in the background, [more . . .]

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STRANGERS IN THE BRAIN

A Mystery worth Investigating

Member: Gavin Williams
May 3, 2010

"Strangers in the Brain" is the story of Detective Burleigh, who participates in an experimental form of detective work—he uses a device called the Flytrap to enter the mind of a criminal and extract where he’s hidden the bodies of the people he’s murdered.

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