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Qui d\u00e9finit le moment o\u00f9 j’\u00e9cris?<\/i><\/p>\n

How to define the moment that I write?<\/p>\n

Michel Foucault<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Next month it’s October. It may seem early, but it reminds me to draft\u00a0a science fiction horror story for\u00a0entering\u00a0into the sort\u00a0of literary competitions often seen\u00a0on the web at\u00a0Halloween. I was thinking of a new installment in my Search Beyond<\/em> Series, which has already reached a total of four volumes<\/a>, each containing as many as five individual short stories.<\/p>\n

Here are my notes for possibly the creepiest story I could think of, to take place on the fictional star ship Traction<\/em> featured in all the Search Beyond<\/em> stories:<\/p>\n

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The Captain [George Sannox] is trapped in [an apparent]\u00a0“zombie” outbreak on the ship, caused by a mysterious bat-like intruder. [Called the Navidian Plague, it causes blindness and tumorous growths around the eyes. The back-story would be that Sannox experienced an outbreak of the Plague at some point\u00a0in his childhood, and was traumatized by it.]<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In case this sounds riddled with clich\u00e9s\u00a0<\/span>like all too many horror stories, I had an excellent twist in mind, but won’t reveal it here, in case readers prefer to discover it for themselves. Stay tuned to find out what happens.<\/p>\n

I get a lot of downloads on Amazon, but one thing I must request is your\u00a0star rating<\/strong> of the titles you download. I’m giving out two free Amazon\u00a0Kindle<\/em> science fiction\u00a0downloads, Superstructure<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and Journey into\u00a0the Machine<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, so go ahead and download both of them because it will cost you nothing and will help give you a taste of my fiction writing.<\/p>\n

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Superstructure<\/em><\/strong><\/a>: Now featuring 6 fascinating bonus stories, Superstructure<\/em> is the adventure of Carl Resco, a young student in the distant interstellar future. On the dark side of the planet Sapo, the brutal Provide armada hunts for the elusive Loci sect, and Resco must brave extreme dangers to find the answer to his former mentor’s disappearance. \u00a0FREE Friday 12th-Sunday 14th<\/strong>. No-one has rated it yet\u00a0\u2606<\/span>\u2606<\/span>\u2606<\/span>\u2606<\/span>\u2606<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Journey into the Machine<\/em><\/strong><\/a>: Cyberpunk stories exploring esoteric questions. Where do uploaded people go when they die? These are short stories based on this theme.\u00a0FREE Friday 12th-Sunday 14th<\/strong>. No-one has\u00a0rated it yet\u00a0\u2606<\/span>\u2606<\/span>\u2606<\/span>\u2606<\/span>\u2606<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ABOVE ALL<\/strong>\u00a0– I can’t repeat it enough<\/strong><\/em> – I need you to be a star\u00a0<\/strong>by\u00a0giving\u00a0me your\u00a0star rating<\/strong> for these free books on Amazon. Your reactions – positive or negative<\/em> – are worth far more than any payment I might get through Amazon.<\/p>\n

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By\u00a0Harry J. Bentham<\/a><\/p>\n

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