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Edge of the Breach: A Review

This review is part of my judging effort for SPSFC2. For a little intro to the whole thing and an explanation of my judging style, see this practice review. Today I’d like to have a chat about Edge of the … Continue reading

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Signal boost

Day 2. 16 pages, 7,046 words. Today is my big sister’s birthday. Happy birthday Clare, I hope you have a great day and we’re thinking of you over here in scorching Finland. But unfortunately, today’s blog post isn’t about my … Continue reading

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Murder most foul, Part 8

Having reached an unspoken agreement – Creepy would stop chortling about how masterfully he had mentored me through the deductive process, and I would sit in Dingo Loco eating hot wings while he snuck out of the house an hour … Continue reading

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Murder most foul, Part 4

I did a bit of my own research, confirming at least that the Mexican restaurant – it had once been called Caramba’s but now it had the far less dubious name Dingo Loco – was the source of the caricature … Continue reading

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Murder most foul, Part 3

“Why don’t we just go to the party, if we can figure out where it is, and tell them that we’re friends of Carl’s and he gave us the invitation?” “That’s too easy.” It never ceased to surprise me that … Continue reading

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Murder most foul, Part 2

We hadn’t actually been invited to the party, but we did have an invitation. The sum of our information, therefore, was: When the party was taking place (Saturday, two days from now) Who we were supposedly turning up in the … Continue reading

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Murder most foul, Part 1

I knew things were not going to end well when I saw how they were starting. Creepy declaring that the game is afoot, and putting on his special Sherlock hat, is never a good sign. I say ‘special’, because it … Continue reading

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