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Maude and Francine
One thing remains constant over the slow drip of decades. Maude and Francine is available in PDF, HTML, and WORDPAD flavors. Find it on Stories page, under short tales. Discuss in FORUMS.
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How personal are the stories?
I don’t know the exact number of people an average person will interact in their lifetime, but it has to be over a million. From something as unsubstantial as passing them on the street to marrying someone, it is a … Continue reading
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I, Master … You, Slave – Willow: Warren and katharos, Anya, first kiss, drinking
The original does not explain how Warren is able to conceptualize, design, and build technology years ahead of the curve. Yes, Japanese assemble creepy schoolgirl robots, but nothing remotely close to the battery life and intelligence of his creations. And … Continue reading
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I, Master … You, Slave – step right up and get your Fantasy
Frankly, aside from Numb3rs and Star Trek’s holodeck, Hollywood fails at integrating virtual online worlds into an episode. The CSI: New York one was especially cringe worthy. I think a better approach is to keep things in viewers’ imagination, than … Continue reading
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I, Master … You, Slave – human ball (not to be confused with human centipede)
No way, you say. The vision is inspired by the images, you insist. Nope, the part with Buffy doing human flower arrangements arrives and only then does the google search come into the picture. Until the confirmation, I am unsure … Continue reading
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Orphan of War – Xena and Gabrielle, finding your purpose
Xena is born to fight, the way Gabrielle is born to nurture and heal. Even then, there are many types of battles (not just physical) and different kinds of wounds (emotional, for example). In 2.0, each woman can and does … Continue reading
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Orphan of War – Gabrielle steps back, Xena steps forward
Lost in the fancy archery and fast talking is the change in team dynamics. The Amazon adventure is the exception; Gabrielle takes the lead by default and Xena supports her. Aside that, the pattern of the bard increasingly letting Xena … Continue reading
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Orphan of War – Ares, the biggest loser
The harder the God of War tries to hold on, the worse it gets for him. No, this is not his low point, but that moment is coming. Orphan of War is many interwoven threads: the maturation of Dagnon, from … Continue reading
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Centaurs – Ares’ savage beasts
In the high woods there was none comelier of all the centaur-girls, and she alone by love and love’s sweet words and winning ways held Cyllarus, yes, and the care she took to look her best (so far as that … Continue reading
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Hooves and Feathers Part Two – what’s with the no men rule?
The goal is to create a society that is a product of a specific time and place – it cannot exist outside it. The very definition, at its purest, prohibits the other gender. It has to be a functioning, proper … Continue reading
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