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    ‘Brokeheart’ GPT… – 2.0

    • Post author:johnhamm
    • Post published:January 11, 2026
    • Post category:Short Story/Sunday Morning Transport
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    Summary of 'Brokeheart' GPT by Micaiah Johnson Summary of "'Brokeheart' GPT" or "A Superintelligent Being Reads Pat Rosal" by Micaiah Johnson The Sunday Morning Transport, January 4, 2026 A profound…

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    Sing – 2.5

    • Post author:johnhamm
    • Post published:January 11, 2026
    • Post category:Beneath Ceaseless Skies/Short Story
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    Summary of Sing by Jules Bly Summary of Sing by Jules Bly Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Issue #448, January 8, 2026 A haunting tale of fate, free will, and the song…

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    Hot Bot Summer – 3.5

    • Post author:johnhamm
    • Post published:January 11, 2026
    • Post category:Escape Pod/Short Story
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    Summary of Hot Bot Summer by J. R. Dewitt Summary of Hot Bot Summer by J. R. Dewitt Escape Pod 1012, September 25, 2025 by J. R. Dewitt Aura, a…

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    The Ones Left Behind – 3.9

    • Post author:johnhamm
    • Post published:January 11, 2026
    • Post category:Misc./Short Story
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    Summary of The Ones Left Behind by K.J. Chien Summary of The Ones Left Behind by K.J. Chien Grist, Jan 08, 2025 by K.J. Chien In a climate-changed future New…

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    Vanya and the Dog Witch – 4.6

    • Post author:johnhamm
    • Post published:January 11, 2026
    • Post category:Beneath Ceaseless Skies/Four/Short Story
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    Summary of Vanya and the Dog Witch by Walter J. Wiese Summary of Vanya and the Dog Witch by Walter J. Wiese Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Issue #447, December 11, 2025…

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    This Story Does Not Exist – 4.3

    • Post author:johnhamm
    • Post published:January 11, 2026
    • Post category:Four/Short Story/Uncanny
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    Summary of This Story Does Not Exist by Kylie Lee Baker ``` Summary of This Story Does Not Exist by Kylie Lee Baker Uncanny #68, January/February 2026 by Kylie Lee…

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    Be My Horse, Ride the Cowboy – 3.4

    • Post author:johnhamm
    • Post published:January 9, 2026
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    Summary of The Millay Illusion by Sarah Pinsker Be My Horse, Ride the Cowboy Uncanny #68, January/February 2026 by Christopher Caldwell This is a vibrant, queer urban fantasy noir set…

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    Where the Chicken-Footed Dwell – 3.6

    • Post author:johnhamm
    • Post published:January 9, 2026
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    Summary of Where the Chicken-Footed Dwell by Marisca Pichette Summary of Where the Chicken-Footed Dwell by Marisca Pichette Lightspeed #188, January 2026 A feminist fairy tale reimagining about escape, transformation,…

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    The Moving Finger – 3.4

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    • Post published:January 9, 2026
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    Summary of The Moving Finger by Adam-Troy Castro Summary of The Moving Finger by Adam-Troy Castro Lightspeed #188, January 2026 A haunting philosophical story about a being that erases people…

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    Mother’s Hip – 3.1

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    • Post published:January 9, 2026
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    Summary of Mother's Hip by Corey Jae White and Maddison Stoff ``` Summary of Mother's Hip by Corey Jae White and Maddison Stoff Lightspeed #188, January 2026 A story about…

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