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‘That Only a Mother’ is a science fiction short story, written by Judith Merril, as a response to the increased infanticide, occurring after World War II. The story creates an…

I keep having these conversations with Dad.I’m at my computer. He says, “What are you doing?” I mutter something, because the screen has a lot of squiggles on it so…

Shakespeare’s Sonnet Number 126: CritiqueShakespeare’s sonnets, as poems, have been obscured by the enormous amountof speculation, much of it unjustified, that has grown up around the problemspresented by the dedication….

Of course I couldn’t sleep. I would have liked to pretend – even to try to pretend – that it was because I wasn’t used to sleeping during the day,…

The main reason as to why Foucault comes out to criticize the author’s work is on the basis of insufficiency. As far as the author asserts, the author gives out…

Pat expelled a long noisy breath. “Well held, you guys,” he said. He glanced at Con. I could guess he was torn between wanting to celebrate a partial victory against…

He dealt in rare and valuable objects.She was hoping she’d got him, or soon would. What kind of rare and valuable objects? Con shrugged again, gently. Anything he could buy…

The writer perfectly exposed the issue of the teenage feeling of intense apprehension as well as the inner turmoil. This was perfectly done to the extent that the novel earned…

A hiss? I’d heard Con hiss – vampires did hiss. The giggler had hissed. It was a horrible noise even from a…an everyday, an every-night vampire. It was much worse…

There was now quite a lot of blood, and…bits and pieces. I had blood on me too. Con seized my hand again, and said sharply, Come. I didn’t dare look…

The Great Depression was a severe depression in the twentieth century, affecting the whole world. Although not all countries experienced its severity, the US was the hardest hit as it…

I nodded, probably too vigorously, because his smile faded. “Something wrong?”Nothing that wasn’t wrong the last time you asked me that question, I thought, only it’s got wronger faster than…

“Yes,” I said. “Mel, d’you suppose anyone is exactly who they say they are?””Charlie, maybe,” he answered, after a little pause, of surprise or consideration. “Can’t think of anyone else….

The competitive nature that characterizes the current economy has affected the majority of companies, and Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola are no exception. Coca-Cola was initially formed in 1886, its main objective…

So I glanced through my cosmail to make sure I wasn’t missing anything important. The usual globenet come-ons: a ride on the space bus for only a hundred squillion blinks…

Talking to the Dead is a short story cycle that is set in Maui during the period between the end of World War II and Hawaii’s transformation from an agricultural…

Pat took a deep breath. “Ma’am, Milenkovic’s field notes clearly record – “Jesse was arguing with the guys at the backup combox. I wanted to hear what was going on…

I was making it, I thought. I suppressed a shudder. “No.””One killed and three missing in No Town,” he said. “The one killed is confirmed sucker.” “You can’t be sure…

Assailable. An interesting choice of adjective. I looked up at him, and he looked down at me. I couldn’t see into the shadows on his face. They remained shadows. They…

And Paulie had taken the early shift this morning. (He’d offered.) Okay.My little excursion through nowheresville must have taken no time at all. One of the standard features of nowheresville,…