Aphelion

You're probably right Lester. A sex robot (with appropriate apparatus) built like a dog and highly 'erotic' is probably in the works. Though to be 'fair' for a sex cat lovers, it will give pussy a whole new realistic feeling... Gotta be in Japan if it's anywhere. Those people are incredibly kinky, ...

Then thought of "A mans best friend is his dog" Still applies though in a few years it will change to "Sex robots are divine". Robin, I think you may have hit the jackpot--combine those two and you'd have a housepet that can bark at strangers, fetch your slippers, and curl up in your lap to give yo...

Lucky you, you got the appendix out before it went supercritical. Mine just blew up, and I had to call the ambulance. Man, did that hurt. Right up there with kidney stones. The surgeon who cleaned up the mess came in and told me about it the next day--she brought pictures. "See all those little red-...

Congrats, Michele; great job!

Sorry I'm late ... got a vote in anyway, whether it gets counted or not.

But since you brought up food... a question. Why do people in America shun from eating horse? They're too close to being seen as pets now, I think, though I wish I could afford to keep one. I wouldn't; I just wish I could afford it. Anyway, I heard that people in the U.S. did eat horsemeat during o...

Revisiting revolting foods ... https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/bjarnarhofn-shark-museum?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=b9b63a1c02-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_10_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-b9b63a1c02-63356877&ct=t(EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_10_24_2018)&mc_cid=b9b63a1c02&mc_eid=...

I think a lot of that 'cultural' cuisine may be a holdover from the days before we humans had invented reliable means of long-term food storage, like canning and refrigeration. So we were often scavengers; we ate, and still do, things that were decayed and rotten, and called it delicious, because co...

I got to watch a coworker eat a squirrel brain once--he saved that part for last--and it didn't hurt him a bit. Some of the other people in the break room made hasty exits, though, and of course he got a good laugh out of that.

He occasionally remarked that he didn't know why his wife stuck around.

Michele has posted a picture; see it here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/118392302530/

I almost didn't make it; failed to bring sufficient driving directions and got a little lost on the way, but did get there, and not too late. We met at a Mexican-themed bar/restaurant for a drink and a gift exchange. Sergio is hugely generous; he presented me with a couple of books, a bottle of unus...

A win-win! Good!

Good work, both of you!

I liked this story quite a lot; it has well-developed characters and a very interesting plot, full of intrigue, deception, and political power machinations. This is also a story told from the viewpoint of non-human aliens, insectoid in this case. Decisive aspects of the story line hinge on elements ...

I got the first vote in.

Another new entry under Education:

https://archive.org/

This wasn't bad overall; dialog, setting, and characterization were pretty good. I found it a little tiring to read though; I kept running out of breath. This may seem strange, but when I read, I breathe as though I were reading aloud. So, when I encounter a sentence such as It had now been almost t...

Wormtongue wrote:I have two entries so far - and Sergio's was not the first!

I just felt a great shifting in the Force ...

"Front hole"!! HAHAHAHA!

Why don't they just call it the vulva, which is the correct term to use anyway? I'm sure THAT wouldn't offend anyone, HAHAHAHAHA.

Not sure how to answer the "What do you offer ... ?" except to say that we're a non-paying publication. I've asked the other staff, but I don't yet know if, or how well, our board software supports foreign language typefaces. It well might, since there are libraries of those everywhere. I can say I'...

Cool! Hope you have a great time and sell a bunch of books. Tell everybody they should buy a copy of "The Six"--tell 'em I said so, and I put it on the Year's Best list.

Wow, lots of fun! Sort of an afterlife kind of thing. I especially like how the first line followed the title. Great piece of flash writing. Thanks!

Careful, Robin, you might talk yourself into a job. LOL!

Congrats Robin and Nate; good work! My vote was the minority report, btw. We need more voters.

Another new entry in References:

https://www.etymonline.com/

Nice explanation on the front page. If you love words, this could be a time-killer.

Naw, I was thinking more, copy, paste, mark up, send the author the link to download it if they wanted. Then post an overall thought on it piece in the forums. Do you mean by PM? If so, then only that one writer gets the benefit of your suggestions, and the rest of us could be missing out on someth...

You're thinking of reposting each marked-up story in its entirety? Personally, I'd prefer that to a link, because I frequently find dead links in various forums. I've also seen people posting links which I couldn't access for lack of permission. It would take up a lot of real estate on the page, als...

You could probably guess that I enjoy reading. I'll give you one of my favorite resources: Edward R. Hamilton Bookseller Company PO Box 15 Falls Village CT 06031-0015 Send them a postcard and ask to be put on the mailing list. They'll send catalogs from time to time. I get large orders from them, fo...

Oh, and the Chinese are making AI sex dolls now ... male and female. Makes me wonder what an encounter between a couple of those would be like ...

Great poem!

Mulberries are really good. Just watch the juice; it leaves more or less permanent stains on everything it touches. Inspired a scene in one of my stories where a guy used berry juice to write a message on parchment and hid it in an earthenware jar ... it was found by the main character thousands of ...