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@amos-robinson May 8, 2018, 11:14 PM UTC

Scripture for Today: Isman 2:13

"For verily I say unto you; till Heaven and Earth both pass; one gin gimlet shall in no wise pass through anywhere, but my own lips." "Nor your lips… nor thine, nor thine." And upon hearing what the…

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@amos-robinson May 7, 2018, 10:22 PM UTC

Read what the critics are saying about my latest book, “The Third Gender: Tetrominoes”

https://scontent-syd2-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/1482d772bb2d74e6866cc5402022c51a/5B78DB14/t51.2885-15/e35/31287981_1991871577745088_6812195109325504512_n.jpg The Third Gender: Tetrominoes What are the cr…

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@amos-robinson May 7, 2018, 1:50 AM UTC

On the appreciation of drinking tea with friends

I try not to complain, but the problem with having my desk in the hottest room in the house is that it's also the coldest room in the house. Because it's the only room in the house. I live in a shack…

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@amos-robinson Mar 9, 2018, 9:48 PM UTC

Down and under in the subway and powerless

Trapped in the subway after hours. Can’t get out. Lost my ticket and now I can’t get out. I try banging on the window of the information desk, but the guards have already gone home. I yell as loudly…

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@amos-robinson Feb 26, 2018, 10:39 PM UTC

An open letter to the mongrel who cut the brakes on the community bike outside my house last week

In his short stay on this planet, man has achieved much. Man built aqueducts to ferry water from hither to thither. Man took Malus sylvestris, the wild wood apple, and tamed it into a delicious sourc…

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@amos-robinson Feb 21, 2018, 9:16 PM UTC

Gg Kk 9: Fumigate

I woke with a smouldering headache. I was in a room, lying on a compacted dirt floor, and the air smelt sickly sweet, lemony and smokey. I wonder how long I had been asleep. My eyes adjusted to the d…

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@amos-robinson Feb 16, 2018, 11:03 AM UTC

CBF part 4: A Computer-Based interactive Fiction For You and Your Friends

This is part 4 of A Computer-Based Interactive Fiction For You and Your Friends. For an introduction, see CBF 1, CBF 2, CBF 3. --- Welcome back, Computer User #1. The road has been hard, the road has…

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@amos-robinson Feb 14, 2018, 6:05 AM UTC

Valentine's Day 2018

Ever since my father's untimely death as a child, I was afflicted by a speech impediment which manifested as temporary muteness. Often, when I did finally find my voice, the wrong sound would come ou…

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@amos-robinson Feb 8, 2018, 11:18 AM UTC

Space Company launches flying car

A company from the United States recently sent a car into space. Probably the car was already in space and now it's even more so in space, but this kind of pedantry gets us nowhere fast, which might…

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@amos-robinson Feb 7, 2018, 10:24 AM UTC

CBF part 3: A Computer-Based interactive Fiction For You and Your Friends

This is part 3 of A Computer-Based Interactive Fiction For You and Your Friends. For an introduction, see CBF 1 and CBF 2. --- Welcome back, Computer User #1. Today's winner is @bobaphet. What does h…

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