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Uncanny Valley Digest: Liu Cixin’s The Poetry Cloud

Posted on 31 July 2018 by

Last night’s Poetry Cloud discussion was the bubbles rising! Inventive, playful, manga-like. Three folklorish characters play out a science fiction stage drama: a poet (farmed for consumption), a dinosaur (which eats poets), and a god walk into a parsec wafer … Continue reading →

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The Triumph Of Mechanics by Karl Hans Stobl (1907)

Posted on 12 July 2018 by

“The Triumph Of Mechanics” (1907) – Karl Hans Stobl (3751 words) <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> The town’s toy industry had grown considerably in the last few years. All civilized countries placed orders upon orders, eager to own mechanical toys — multicolored, marvelously precise: the Punchinello … Continue reading →

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Uncanny Valley Digest: Sultana’s Dream By Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain

Posted on 10 July 2018 by

Last night’s Sultana’s Dream discussion clinked like porcelain at a tea party. The story had the same essay quality and social critique agenda of The Star, but in a firmly feminist perspective. Everyone present appreciated the story for it’s intentions … Continue reading →

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