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Life, the Universe, and ALL THE THINGS

Neil Shooter

I give you all the things. Wide-eyed optimism. Farm life. Lefty politics. Real-life misadventures. Fantasy maps. Alien worlds. Chickens. Science fiction and fantasy fiction. Chickens IN fiction. Even short stories without ANY chickens in them at all.

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The Edge | Episode 5 | Launch

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Shah checked the displays and readings on half a dozen screens in succession, and sighed. He didn’t need to check anything. He didn’t need to do anything. The whole journey was automated. Th...

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The Edge | Episode 4 | Dr. Frost I Presume

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King smiled tightly. “That must be the welcoming committee.”

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The Edge | Episode 3 | Persephone

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The shuttle plane docked with Persephone.

Pulsing green lights appeared on the downside wall, leading to the exit at the back of the shuttle, beyond the two toilet compartments. Shah got th...

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Eurovision 2026 — Semi-Final Two

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Yes, I know, I KNOW, it’s more than a week since the second semi-final, and he...

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Eurovision 2026 — Semi-Final One

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    Self-unemployed chicken keeper, editor, writer, and shower curtain painter-designer. Incredible lack of focus. Ignored on Amazon (and most e-book retailers) since 2013. Head in the clouds, fingers in the dirt.

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