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The “Half Monk and Half Delinquent” Francis Poulenc

The “Half Monk and Half Delinquent” Francis Poulenc 

Clair Hill, the main character of Twinmaker, loves music. I do too, so it’s perhaps unsurprising that she shares some of my tastes. One of my favourite composers is Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc, a member of the French group Les Six (not a band name, but it would be a good one, wouldn’t it?). He […]

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“Crystal Clear”

“Crystal Clear” 

Because even in the future, I’m sure some people will still fall for pseudoscientific guff like this . . . Have you heard the one about the “Telecleansing” guru who used d-mat to “cleanse” himself of cholesterol? He died, of course: our cells don’t work if you take all the cholesterol out. What about the […]

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Crashing Into December

Crashing Into December 

I’ve been madly working on Crashland, the sequel to Twinmaker, hence the slowness on the blogging front. That will be rectified soon! In the meantime, here are some random things from the last week: Clair’s lenses are well on the way to becoming a reality.“This is not science fiction,” chief researcher for the project Jelle De […]

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“Between”

This was first published on a blog tour by Winged Reviews. Thanks for the support! Have you ever wondered what happens during d-mat jumps? You know, you’re in a booth somewhere, the lights kick in, and then you’re somewhere else you wanted to be. Some people say the lights don’t do anything–they’re just to distract […]

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