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Mortals wield godly powers, eggs appear out of enchanted pockets, sentient substances are invented, and stars are incubated in the hearts of humans. I'm Nila, and I have stories to tell you.
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The Desk of Professor West (opens the original)
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A professor at a small college has gone missing. His typically cluttered desk is found completely bare, drawers empty, except for a letter addressed to someone he's never met before. Genre: Mystery, Mythology Excerpt: I gazed down at the blank page. Maybe the detective was right and further tests would reveal something, a message only visible by a specific wavelength of light or some chemical. That still didn't make sense to me. It had to be simpler than that. A goofy thought occurred to me. May
The Surgeon's Secretary (opens the original)
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A new secretary is assigned to observe a surgeon who believes he has discovered a method of proving the existence of the soul. Genre: Science Fiction, Mystery Excerpt: "Here, you see?" the surgeon said, as he pointed with his scalpel. "At the nexus of the heart and the brain? Between the eyes and the throat, right at the back of the mouth, where the voice is on the verge of emerging?" That was where the soul resided. The Wheel of Fiction Turns. What did it land on this time? Each Season 9 story
Car Wash to the Cosmos (opens the original)
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An imaginative girl narrates in her captain's log as she, her father, and her dog pass through a car wash…and emerge on the other side of the galaxy. Genre: Science Fiction Excerpt: "Let me see where there's a good place to land in that jungle," I said, easing off the brake again. "Not a good idea." I smiled a little. "Oh no?" Meena explained. "Don't you know what they say about the jungles of Zarqlok? Pretty from above, deadly from below." "What does that mean?" "Predators. Venomous predators.
The Lunarian (opens the original)
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Two astronauts investigate a faint but suspicious signal on the dark side of the moon, and encounter the being who sent the signal. Genre: Science Fiction, Mythology Excerpt : "I know why you're here," the lunarian said. "I know the history of your explorations into your system. I know how curious you are, how desperately you strive." "If you have found your way to me...then you are ready to go even farther and further. Beyond your system." The Wheel of Fiction Turns. What did it land on this ti
The Distant Proximity (opens the original)
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A technician monitoring the trajectory of a long-lost spaceship with an experimental engine finds a troubling piece of data. Genre: Science Fiction Excerpt: "Did you find something? Something not typical?" "It seems to be an audio file…it's almost as if it were hidden?" I waited, saying nothing. "Then you didn't hear anything significant?" "Like what?" "Like…noises that sound like words." "You hear a voice? What do you hear it saying?" The Wheel of Fiction Turns. What did it land on this time? E
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