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John the Gnerphk
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I write stories. I also do other things, but mostly these days I just write.
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John the Gnerphk @gnerphk.bsky.social · Apr 29
My new story, just published today out at Sci-Fi Shorts! Read and enjoy, friends. :o)

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The Case of the Poisoned Prisoner
J. Millard Simpson
www.scifishorts.co
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Hi.
July 11, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Wow! Just look at this photo of the Milky Way taken by astronaut Don Pettit on the ISS. Taken with a homemade tracker to counteract the orbital motion. It kind of looks like an aurora, but that's actually just clouds just before dawn. The purple colour comes from nitrogen scattering sunlight. 🧪🔭
The dense stars and dust clouds of the Milky Way are visible, running vertically, in the top two thirds of the photo. At the bottom is the Earth, covered in clouds dimly lit by the pre-dawn sun. Running along the curve of the Earth is a hazy purple glow.
May 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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At least we have this to look forward to…
May 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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May 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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My new story, just published today out at Sci-Fi Shorts! Read and enjoy, friends. :o)

www.scifishorts.co/premium/the-...
The Case of the Poisoned Prisoner
J. Millard Simpson
www.scifishorts.co
April 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Have you seen our March issue? Can you believe we are 45 issues already? factorfourmag.com/category/iss...
March 7, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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There IS something to be said for Zuckerbook...
April 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Escher
April 13, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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I am taking a break from my mental health to focus on my depression and anxiety
April 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.
April 11, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Today's mood:
April 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Today, I have a new story, just out at Sci-Fi Shorts!

(Full disclosure: It might just possibly not be quite as happy and cheerful as one might think...)

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It's a Snow Day
J. Millard Simpson
www.scifishorts.co
April 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Another of my stories, in this month's Factor Four. I'm very proud to have been selected.

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I Don’t Believe by J. Millard Simpson
“I don’t believe you’re real,” I say to her. She laughs, then blows softly into my eyes. I have to blink. When I open them again she’s still there. “See? I&#8217…
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March 31, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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My new story, just out today at SciFi Shorts. Read and enjoy!

(Or not. Up to you.)

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Red Jack's Ransom
J. Millard Simpson
www.scifishorts.co
March 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Nope. None of that here. It's not allowed.
February 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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January 24, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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I'd buy one or two... or four.
January 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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‘Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?’
— Henry Ward Beecher
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#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #books #reading
January 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Moonlight Wolf
Frederic Remington
January 23, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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not a lie
January 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Freelink to a recent story of mine, published out at Sci-Fi Shorts. I hope you like it.

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Potboiler
J. Millard Simpson
www.scifishorts.co
January 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Meanwhile, in Florida...
January 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM