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January 2025

Fixing-up the sci-fi short story
I already wrote one whole post about Asimov's short stories about robots, but something else struck me when I was rereading them last year.
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The Louisiana Purchase
More than America at the time could imagine
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Short Reviews for January 2025
Communities of Violence, The Not So Wild Wild West, The Fire Comes to Thérèse, Goldenhand
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Historical Fiction Pre-Spoiled by History
What happens when every reader knows half of your ending?
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December 2024

Ideas about Reforming Copyright
Every January 1st, more works will enter the public domain.  This is a good thing, but copyright shouldn't end just yet.
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Medieval mystery plays and church dramas
A tradition still around today
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The Portsmouth Powder Alarm and Battle
Where New Hampshire first fired on the British flag
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Short Reviews for December 2024
Neptune's Brood, East, November 1918, Last Hope Island
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November 2024

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