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Canals

By Machiavelli | Published: October 15, 2010
“Excuse me, do you speak English?” “Yes,” she said, not stopping. “Well… I think I’m in love with you.” She went red all over and laughed. “I know this may sound a bit abrupt but it happens every now and then in life. I’m a little nervous as you can see.” It was true, my [...]
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Love story

By Machiavelli | Published: April 9, 2010
I used to live in a small fishing village in Southeast Asia. Come summer and the monsoon, it would rain nonstop, from torrential downpours to light sheets of gossamer rain. The family next door was Cantonese. They had a daughter about my age. It’s been a long time and my memories have faded a bit, [...]
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Typical Ursula.

By Machiavelli | Published: January 25, 2010
Miracle Jones blogs about the petition against the Google Book Settlement created by science fiction writer Ursula Le Guin, winner of five Hugo awards and six Nebulas. Leguin is urging professional writers who are opposed to the terms of the settlement to sign her online petition before the January 28th deadline. From the petition: “The [...]
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Literature Publishing of the Future

By Machiavelli | Published: January 14, 2010
I forsee the publishing house of the future offering, for instance, a poet’s latest work in multiple formats simultaneously, each at a different price: an e-text version with links to all current reviews, related scholarly and popular comment, and bundled with its own discussion forum that links owners of each of the books; a hard-copy [...]
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