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About arjaybe

Jim has fought forest fires and controlled traffic in the air and on the sea. Now he writes stories.

The Juniper Tree – Part Five

Posted on 2024-09-27 by arjaybe

Today’s reading is part five of The Juniper Tree by John Kessel, part of a collection of short stories called The Baum Plan for Financial Independence. It is about ten minutes long. Like other Okanagan Reader stories it is licensed … Continue reading →

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YouTube – Postmortem

Posted on 2024-09-25 by arjaybe

This reading is Postmortem by Abel James Tilda, from the collection Quantum Shorts. Its quantum theme is Schrodinger’s Cat. What are you supposed to do when your dead grandmother visits while your mom’s not home? Link rjb

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YouTube – Haniza’s Slipstream

Posted on 2024-09-22 by arjaybe

This reading is Haniza’s Slipstream by Aaric Tan Xiang Yeow, from the collection Quantum Shorts. Its quantum theme is time. How can you learn when you don’t experience time as a linear progression? When all you have is jumbled, out-of-order … Continue reading →

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