Stories tagged with "mark twain"
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Inspiration from Failure (or, A Research Trailer) [WITRSF2BYTC... and yes, I'm entering my own challenge]
by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 23 days ago
In a world, where research abounds…
“I gotta cite this source right…”
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I Began to Talk [GSC]
by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) about 1 month ago
“The panel will see you now.”
I rose slowly, my eyes following the menacing fella in front of me for a few steps. I swear, I … -
Haleakala
by BARomero 4 months ago
I had just arrived from the mainland, so it felt like nine when the phone rang at 3 AM. It was the front desk, telling me tha…
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Twain and Livingstone: A Curious Reunion
by uselessness 10 months ago
“Fine,” said Twain, “I need to chat with the good Dr. Livingstone, but I’ll give you control of the ship if you promise to re…
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Twain and Tesla and the Raiders of the Lost Morlocks
by uselessness 11 months ago
Mark Twain took a long, deliberate pull from his cigar. “You know, we probably shouldn’t have buried the chap. He might have …
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Twain and Tesla's Excellent Adventure
by uselessness 11 months ago
Sparks flew from the chest of the fallen Edgar Allan Poe with a terrible grinding sigh. His servos were in agony.
“He’s a ro…
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Twain and Tesla: Funeral for a Friend
by Ben Paddon 11 months ago
On the barren landscape of the planet I’ll Give It A Proper Name Later, Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla stood looking down at the…
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Twain, Poe and Tesla: Journey to the Center of the Future
by Ben Paddon 11 months ago
“Hold tight, everyone!” shouted Poe. “It’s gonna be a bumpy one!”
The vessel juddered sharply, knocking the men to their kne…
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Twain and Poe Have Words with the Inventor
by uselessness 11 months ago
Without warning, the aft bulkhead shuddered and a scruffy mustached man stumbled out from behind it.
“A stowaway!” cried Poe…
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Twain and Poe: Heroes of Space and Time
by Hobo Beard Bob 11 months ago
“You’re going too slow. We’ll never make the jump at this speed,” Edgar Allen Poe said in that smug tone that Twain hated.
M…
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