Week Twelve: The Maple-Leaf Rag
By Curtis Edmonds
THE NEW YORK TIMES – MARCH 12, 2016 In New Jersey, Liberal Insurgent Runs On Canadian Themes HANOVER, N.J. –Justin Trudeau-Fairchild is not Canadian, but you’d never know it. “I’m not the Justin Trudeau that’s Prime Minister of Canada,” Trudeau-Fairchild said in talking to supporters here in this rural burg in northwestern New Jersey. “My […]
Week Eleven: The State Dinner
By Curtis Edmonds
I had three events that day, which made it the busiest day on the campaign schedule so far. I had a morning meeting with the Hanover County Sierra Club about water quality. They’d seen my commercial where I said that I’d fight for clean water, which they were of course also interested in, and decided […]
A Beating in Bremen
By Roger Kaplan
"At least by analogy," Hans was saying in a low hoarse growl to the two others, Willi and a man named Muller, who stood on either side of him in a doorway across the street from Cafe Frieden on Helenenstrasse, the main drag of Bremen’s hooker neighborhood, nominally regulated and patrolled by the city’s finest. […]
PreTeena March 21-27 2016
By Allison Barrows
March 21, 2016 March 22 March 23 March 24 March 25 March 26 March 27 <————– Previous Week******* Next Week ———–>
Week 10: The Negative Ad
By Curtis Edmonds
"Are you sure this is going to actually be on?" Emma asked. "Positive," Polly said. "I got a tip from a source at the cable office. It was a very targeted buy. They’re only running for a week on basic cable." We were in my living room, watching a show on a channel called TBS, […]
3 Excerpts from Marina Fontaine’s Chasing Freedom
By Marina Fontaine
Freedom is lost, but not forgotten. In 2040s America, civility is prized above truth, conformity above free expression, and “green” living above basic human needs. Most have given up, too busy trying to survive in a country where life is cheap and necessities are scarce. Yet even in the midst of drudgery and despair, unbroken […]
PreTeena March 14-20 2016
By Allison Barrows
March 14, 2016 March 15 March 16 March 17 March 18 March 19 March 20 <————— Previous Week’s Comics***** Next Week’s Comics ———->
Week Nine: The Sucker Punch
By Curtis Edmonds
"I just can’t believe you’re watching this," I said to Emma. "Quiet," she replied. "Nobody is making you watch it." "I think it’s important to take a stand about certain trends in our popular culture," I said. "If you’re going to watch television shows that are that intentionally biased and non-diverse, I have a responsibility […]
Conflict of Quests at HD 173479-d
By Wayne Martin
# He hovered at a level so deep that the light was almost extinguished, hoping to catch a deep sound channel that ran to the south. He had had no luck with that, but it had been worth a try. The ovoid shape of a newly spawned juvenile plummeting towards him, gleefully flashing bright yellow. […]
