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Today I’m going to share a snippet from my upcoming release with Nine Star Press, or perhaps I should say the rebirth of a short story as a novella?
This is a snippet from the extended version of my f/f futuristic story inspired by Plato’s classic, A Symposium in Space: A Feast of Words…
The invitation resembled an eyeball.
A floating, pink orb drifted up to the open panels of Pausania’s apartment. It fixed me with its lidless stare.
I froze, unsure how to react. An unfashionable citizen of the Intergalactic Democracy, I still ran around in a vest with pocket protectors, unfamilar with the latest technology. The bobbing globe made me think of tales of magic from Ancient Earth.
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Sounds like me! Best wishes on the release. Thank you for sharing. And Happy Writing!
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Thank you! I’ve got a soft spot for Phaedra…she was created/inspired in part by own insecurity and utter ignorance when I first started using social media. (wry grin)
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I’m pretty sure that I wouldn’t know how to react to a floating pink orb either. Maybe whack it like a pinata?
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LOL! No, you never know when whacking a pink orb might causing a diplomatic incident or incur a hefty fine…The Intergalactic Democracy has rules about that. (wry grin)
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Oh I like the sounds of her.
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Thank you! I’ve got a soft spot for Phaedra…
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I would not know how to react to that either!
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The things they may come up with in the future…(wry grin)
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