Sure, it’s only $3.99, but if you don’t like the book, that’s $3.99 down the drain. So, what authors do you like?
A site called “I write like…” has a fun feature where you can insert a snippet of prose and it will analyze it and match it with a famous author. Using various chapters of Machine Sickness, these are the results:
Margaret Atwood
Anne Rice
Arthur Clarke
Agatha Christie
Where Will the New World Begin?
Take a look at Edge of Humanity’s piece about the Raute. These are people who refuse to assimilate, despite the sacrifice required. When the current power structure collapses, it is, truly, the edge of humanity which will become the center.
Himalayas’ Nomadic Hunters: Refusing To Assimilate They Roam & Protect Their Culture
Ocean Plastic Vanishes
According to the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, only 1% of the plastic calculated to have entered the oceans is still there. The great Pacific Garbage Patch and other maelstroms of floating plastic are only 1% the size they should be. Perhaps polymer-consuming organisms already exist in the oceans and are just waiting to break out on land…
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/06/ninety-nine-percent-oceans-plastic-missing
The future is now
Revolvers
A woman’s smaller, weaker hands are less likely to be able to operate the slide of a semi-auto. That’s why DD says the S&W she carries is a “great girl gun.” You can learn more about revolvers at https://www.smith-wesson.com/revolvers
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