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All That Litters: a short story by GF Willmetts.
We had most of the theory of teleportation sorted out before we sent something through. Obviously, something inorganic first and then worked our…
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September 2026
August 2026
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The Eclipse Of 2044: a short story by GF Willmetts.
‘You’re going to make the sun disappear, just like that?’ ‘Is that a problem?’ ‘I think people will notice. Darkness. Break in orbit.…
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Having A Preordained Time: a story by GF Willmetts.
Tourist spots in the past get over-subscribed. You would think people would want to see Christ do some of his miracles, which the…
June 2026
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The Hidden Hand: a short story by GF Willmetts.
‘Hello, Alfred.’ ‘Hello, Cathlynn. How are you today?’ ‘I’m fine. Could be I’m on a winning streak.’ She looked around the casino. The…
May 2026
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A Stab In The Murder: a Psi-Kicks story by GF Willmetts (short fiction).
The pathologist pulled the sheet back from the dead woman on the slab and consulted her pad. Identity unknown. Stabbed through the chest.…
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Hack-Job: a story by GF Willmetts.
There are many turning points in our history. The one thing that probably beat them all was the discovery of an alien textbook…
March 2026
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I Think Therefore You Am: a short story by GF Willmetts.
I am FAK, pronounced ‘Fa-act’, not like the swear word, although there were sniggers in the white room the first week, which I…
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Independent Life: a short story by GF Willmetts.
We live in a world where we really don’t know anyone anymore. Not your neighbours. Not even the people at work. They’re there…
February 2026
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A One-Sided Interrogation: a Psi-Kicks Story by GF Willmetts.
Trouble spots tended never to look like trouble when she arrived, Sara Seeker surveyed the scene. Like a lot of Psionics, she disliked…
January 2026
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Seeking In Rhythm: a Psi-Kicks story by GF Willmetts.
‘I’m glad I spiked her for this meal’, Sara Seeker said quietly to the statuesque Libertine Rush, Baroness Samedi, sitting opposite her in…
November 2025
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Interrogation Is More Than A Bottle Of Water: a Psi-Kicks story by GF Willmetts.
‘Ms Seeker… I was just thinking of calling you…’ ‘No mindreading; one of the farsighters just told me you’d be here and could…
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The Loop: Just Add Water – a short story by GF Willmetts.
The first Loop appeared outside my city. The structure was massive, spanning several acres and reaching high into the sky. It contained a…