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The Legend Of The Moppi: a short story by: GF Willmetts.
‘This your pet?’ I squinted up at the local law in the smoke-filled room. I had a good hand for suspense poker, too.…
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March 2019
February 2019
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Seeking Alone: a Psi-Kicks story by: GF Willmetts.
‘What’s the offence, Constable?’ ‘We thought she was a vagrant but she was carrying a selection of ID cards, Sarge, including one for…
January 2019
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A Quiz Show On Snuffworld: a Snuffworld story by: GF Willmetts.
Detective Inspector Baratty Rabatty watched the quiz show, ‘Call My Death’, clearly unimpressed. The quizmaster showed a lot of teeth with obvious false…
December 2018
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The Ingenious Genius : a Realworlder story by: GF Willmetts
The company, FloatTek headquarters, was across the other side of the city. SIN had provided different GeneTag identity responses to the police check…
November 2018
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The Perfect Professional: a Realworlder story by: GF Willmetts.
From her vantage point in the clock tower, Cheena Chase sighted her sniper-scope telescopic sight down into the plaza. She adjusted the setting…
September 2018
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Life In The Paradox: a short story by: GF Willmetts.
There I was waiting. Not me me, of course, but still me. A younger me. I’m the older me. I think I was…
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Mary Contrary: a Psi-Kicks story by: GF Willmetts.
‘Hello, Mary.’ ‘Hello, Jane.’ ‘How do I look?’ ‘You’ve grown a little.’ ‘I haven’t seen you a few years. Do you remember a…
August 2018
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Cinderbrella Or What If The Shoe Didn’t Fit : a Psi-Kicks story by: GF Willmetts
There were some times that Polly Kettle was glad that she left her team behind when she did a reconnaissance. More so in…
June 2018
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Schedule: a very short story by: GF Willmetts.
‘Kathy-Jo? What’s my schedule for this week?’ ‘The usual, Mr. President.’ ‘With who? Any long time out of the office.’ ‘You’re in Washington…
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The Aladdin Box: a short story by: GF Willmetts.
Farday Lumo held in her glee. It had taken a long search and many caves, levering the slab out of the way and…
April 2018
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Backwater Planet: a short story by GF Willmetts.
When we sent out generation starships, we don’t expect to see them come back. More so, this was one of the earliest ones.…
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A Hardliner On Snuffworld : a story by: GF Willmetts
‘WHY HAVE I BEEN CALLED?’ Chief Detective Llanbasah Caddoasec’s boomed, looking down at the two detectives. The Granolan towered over the two…