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The Hugo Scale

  By Melanie Atherton Allen April 10, 2018 April 10, 2018 A to Z 2018

by “Wilgefortis,” faceless head of Emergency Ops It will happen to you someday, Agent. You’ll go on Monitor mission after Monitor mission. Possibly, you will start to feel a little bit complacent about not being dead yet. The constant, gnawing fear will lessen its grip upon your heart. And then… Continue reading

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Go Ahead And Press That Button: A Plea from Experimental Tech Dept.

  By Melanie Atherton Allen April 7, 2018 April 7, 2018 A to Z 2018

by Mimi Nutter, on one of her saner days Ah, Agent. Hello. I’m not usually allowed to interface with Agents. Admin says I upset them. They seem to object to my eminently practical additional limbs and the fact that I never blink. They say I am off-putting. Silly, of course,… Continue reading

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Feed Analysis

  By Melanie Atherton Allen April 6, 2018 April 6, 2018 A to Z 2018

Note: For a capsule summary of the premise of my A to Z, see the sidebar. No sidebar? Check under the Comments section. Either way, it ought be right under my 2018 April A to Z badge. Continue reading

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The Elizabethan Era: A Few Helpful Hints

  By Melanie Atherton Allen April 5, 2018 April 5, 2018 A to Z 2018

NOTE: For a short capsule summary of my A To Z, see the sidebar. If there is no sidebar displayed on your device, try under the Comments section. The summary is right underneath my 2018 A To Z badge.   Ah, the Elizabethan Era! A time of peace except when… Continue reading

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Dressing Up

  By Melanie Atherton Allen April 4, 2018 April 4, 2018 A to Z 2018

Note: for a capsule summary of my A To Z, see the sidebar. Or, if there is no sidebar displayed on your device, try underneath the Comments section. The summary is right below my 2018 April A To Z Blogging Challenge badge.     Hello, darlings! If you are like… Continue reading

Tagged   Dress
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Core Computer

  By Melanie Atherton Allen April 3, 2018 April 3, 2018 A to Z 2018

The Core Computer   Welcome, Initiate! I hear that you wish to plumb the mysteries of the Core Computer. A message has come down to me from the lighted places above, a message I do not entirely understand, asking that I speak of these holy matters to you. I shall… Continue reading

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Basic Missions

  By Melanie Atherton Allen April 2, 2018 April 2, 2018 A to Z 2018

Note: for a helpful summary of what this A To Z is about, please see my sidebar (or check under the Comments section if your device doesn’t display a sidebar). The explanation is right under my 2018 A To Z Challenge Badge. Basic Missions Ethelbertha Littledove, Missions Coordinator Right. No… Continue reading

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A is for About This Book

  By Melanie Atherton Allen April 1, 2018 April 2, 2018 A to Z 2018

NOTE: You might want to look at my Theme Reveal before reading this… then again, you could also just plunge in. About This Book Dept: Lighthouse Admin (via iDictaBrain dictation)   If you have the clearance to read this text, you are a Lighthouse Agent. You may have gone on… Continue reading

Tagged   A To Z, time travel
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2018 A To Z Challenge Theme Reveal: The Lighthouse

  By Melanie Atherton Allen March 26, 2018 March 26, 2018 A to Z 2018

April A To Z Blogging Challenge 2018   Theme Reveal: The Lighthouse Agent’s A To Z Guide   The year is 3391. The Lighthouse is an organization in a time-shielded fortress. Their mission: to protect humanity from the frequently apocalyptic consequences of time travel. This means that Lighthouse Agents have… Continue reading

Tagged   A To Z, time travel
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The Objulak: A Document-Based Horror Story–Complete

  By Melanie Atherton Allen November 22, 2017 November 22, 2017 Artificial Artifacts

I have found (and by “found,” I mean “laboriously constructed”) a fascinating, disturbing document.  It is a tragic tale, really, though, of course, if one is feeling callous, one might merely laugh.  “What have this young man’s troubles to do with me?” I hear you saying in your unfeeling way. … Continue reading

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