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‘Dark brown voices, buttons and bows’ – Eight Days of Ether

Suzanne Conboy-Hill

Eight Days of Ether: every day a new theme and only 24 hours to submit. Day 8 – Song and Dance Dark brown voices, buttons and bows. We’re in Jackson, me and Jude, for the show. I have a two-day beard and my feet hurt like hell. I sling them up on the table and lean back. ‘Fancy boots,’ Jude nods at them. ‘Ain’t made for walkin’ though.’ He snickers and I give him a look that should tell him I ain’t happy, but he misses it and snickers some more. ‘Hey – don’t push me,’ I growl at him, … Continue reading ‘Dark brown voices, buttons and bows’ – Eight Days of Ether

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‘Daniel’s Level’ – Eight Days of Ether

Suzanne Conboy-Hill

Eight Days of Ether: every day a new theme and only 24 hours to submit. Day 7 – Family Daniel’s Level. ‘The army? Him?’ Jacqui is stunned. Sophie though, is intrigued. Steve doesn’t look army, he looks – gamey. A little bit sci fi but with some fancy reality underpinning it – the US army really has been recruiting via online video games (MMOGs[1]). Virtual reality is being used in all sorts of ways – including treating soldiers for PTSD, and training doctors and paramedics in both basic and emergency medicine[2]. Sadly, Ether Books is no longer with us so here’s … Continue reading ‘Daniel’s Level’ – Eight Days of Ether

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‘Where Things Come From’ – Eight Days of Ether

Suzanne Conboy-Hill

Eight Days of Ether: every day a new theme and only 24 hours to submit. Day 4 – Desire Where Things Come From. Chocolates – dark and bitter and containing surprises such as a chilli-coated scorpion or a gingered locust. Desire is sometimes, I think, about things we find ourselves valuing above almost anything else even though they’re often shallow and meaningless. But sometimes it’s about a deeper, more personal need, a longing for something solid, profoundly meaningful such as a connection with other people that is unconditional. This story, at first glance, seems to be saying a lot about materialism – … Continue reading ‘Where Things Come From’ – Eight Days of Ether

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‘Pretending not to see’ – Eight Days of Ether

Suzanne Conboy-Hill

Eight Days of Ether: every day a new theme and only 24 hours to submit. Day 2 – Hats When Jodie put on her magic hat, she became invisible …She ran, crawled, dived, and shot enemies. There’s a saying, ‘I’m wearing my X hat today’, when we want to be seen as a particular sort of person. But some hats send us into the background where we become one of many or just a number. Children generally want to fit in, to be the same, until they reach a certain age and then they want to stand out. But not … Continue reading ‘Pretending not to see’ – Eight Days of Ether

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‘Five Shades for Greg’ now loose on the blog

Suzanne Conboy-Hill

Five Shades for Greg  I pulled him closer, my hands almost greedily devouring his body. I had to get this right. I had to make these darned things fit around the bulging muscles of his arms and, oh my, the bulging muscles in his thighs. I would think about his bulging manhood later, right now I had to concentrate like I’d never concentrated before. I pressed my lips together into a hard line and rolled my eyes. It was going to be hard, very hard – and that was a promise! I smothered a smirk. ‘Stand up, Greg,’ I ordered. … Continue reading ‘Five Shades for Greg’ now loose on the blog

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