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People often say they are struck by Cupid's arrow when they fall in love at first sight. The truth is, much of how our brains process emotions—like love and hate—is still a mystery. 
For example, what causes us to hate someone whom we were once passionately in love with. Is the line between love and hate so thin? So fragile, that all it takes is a little push to move from one to the other?

Archeology is the study of past civilizations. But what have they really left behind for us to understand besides crumbling building and monuments? Their garbage. The detritus of an age long since forgotten.
But there's a lot we can learn from the debris of ancient peoples, for that's where the real stories are preserved. The tales of love and loss, of roads not taken, the stories we write as we fill the garbage dumps of our time.

Artificial intelligence is everywhere these days. From your computer, to your car, to your toaster, it promises to make your life easier.
But what is the true cost behind turning over so much of our personal and professional lives to an algorithm we really know nothing about?

Everyone loves magic. A good magician can make you forget it's a trick. Some are so good, one could wonder if they really are magic.
Jeff the Magician is happy doing birthday parties, gigs at local restaurants and spending time with his son. He always worked alone and thought he always would. But that and the rest of his life is all about to change.

There are many things about sleep that are still a mystery. Some people claim they can control their dreams, or even catch glimpses of the future. 
But what if dreaming is more than a state of mind? What if there's an actual place your consciousness goes to while you're asleep. A place where anything is possible…

Max Fathom is a self-described Simulation Hacker. He has come to the conclusion that our world—in fact, our entire universe—is nothing more than an massively elaborate computer program, and we are all just bits of code in some cosmic video game.
Most of his friends pass off his world view as a harmless eccentricity. That is until they find themselves at its mercy.

What is it about the full moon that inspires so many different things. A romantic evening illuminated by its silvery light can be the setting for a heartwarming love story. But hospital emergency rooms claim it's a time that marks an increase in their business.
The full moon can also be a harbinger of things of a more malevolent nature. Creatures you wouldn't want to come upon…

By the Light of the Moon

Some people love Halloween. The costumes, the candy, children parading to your front door begging for treats.
Harrison Hardigan is not one of those people.
However, he is about to be given a rare gift, a chance to examine the choices and experiences that have made him the man he is, and hopefully learn from them. But will it be enough to make him change?

Who doesn’t like a campfire story? Those scary tales told by the dying light of burning logs that leave us lying in our sleeping bags, eyes open, wondering if maybe it wasn’t just a story… 
Like this tale, about a man, alone in a cabin in the woods, who opens his door to a stranger with a strange legend to share that turns out to be more than just a tall tale.
So, lay another log on the fire, put your arm around the person beside you and wrap that blanket tight around you both, for it may not be just the cold air that sends shivers down your spine.

Leap day comes but once every 1461 days. It is a quirk of our calendar based on the discrepancy between the time it takes the Earth to revolve around the sun versus the number of times it spins on its axis.
Most people think it's just one extra ordinary day, but what if instead, it is an extraordinary day. One on which those who have it as a birthday can do something magical.

Everyone loves a good time travel story. We even have a fondness for the bad ones. There's something about the idea of being able to travel backwards and forward through time that is appealing.

But is it really possible? Scientists tell us no, but wouldn't we rather live in a world where Jean Claude Van Damme is policing the timeline and keeping us safe?

Dreams are a great mystery of the human mind. Many people believe that they give us a glimpse into our true selves. Some even believe they can foretell the future.

Every once in a while you find yourself in one that seems so real you can't tell it's a dream. Which begs the question, what if what you think of as real life is really the dream?

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day.

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My interview with guest author Jody J. Sperling, author of "In the Garden of End Times" on the Bedtime Stories for Insomniacs fiction podcast as well as many novels and other books.

Check out his Luke in Time mysteries!

You can find his books at https://jodyjsperling.com

Have you ever seen a man on a busy street corner, or perhaps on the side of a highway, maybe in the crowd at a stadium, holding up a sign saying, "The end is nigh"? You might assume he's crazy.
But what if he's not? What if the end of days is just around the corner, waiting for that final sign, something innocuous, the last piece of a hidden puzzle dropping into place. Perhaps it's as simple as an unlikely baseball team winning the World Series…

Visit https://JodyJSperling.com to learn more about the Luke In Time Mysteries and Jody's other books.

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day.

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A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day.

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A special presentation of one of my stories as produced by another fiction podcast, The Other Stories. 

It seems everywhere you go these days, people are talking about AI, Artificial Intelligence, how it’s going to take over many jobs humans do now.
Are we taking a risk giving potentially sentient algorithms access to not only our accumulated knowledge, but in some cases, the means to control things in the real world? Or is that just paranoia?

Visit https://TheOtherStories.net to learn more about The Other Stories fiction podcast.

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day.

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There are places on Earth where no human has ever set foot. Some of them are probably not too far from where you live. A steep mountain slope, an island surrounded by a muddy swamp, or a dark corner of a thick forest.

What mysteries might these places hold? New species are discovered every day. Some of them are harmless. But others are deadly in ways you can't even imagine.

Have you ever wished you just had a little more time? Or perhaps the ability to go back in time—just a bit—to fix something you did wrong, make a different decision about which line to get in at the grocery store, or whether or not to eat that leftover bagel at work.
Meet Edward, the perfect example of the absent-minded professor, whose brilliance as a theoretical physicist can unlock the secrets of time and space, but the simple act of getting ready for his nephew’s birthday party becomes a challenge of epic proportions.

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day.

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There’s a debate these days about Artificial Intelligence taking over many of the jobs that humans do.
Others are worried that electronic devices are interfering with the way our brains work. 
What might happen if someone turned the power of AI toward the task of actually controlling what people think and do? Such a day might be closer than you know.

If you’re a veterinarian long enough, you’ve seen it all. The odd assortment of things dogs swallow. Giant overweight cats. Owners who disregard your professional advice and feed their pets things they shouldn’t.
But Dr. At is faced with something he’s never encountered before. An owner who claims her cat is possessed. The question is, is checking it out worth skipping lunch?

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day.

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A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day.

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The perfect Fathers Day gift for the golfer in your life!

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day.

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The perfect Fathers Day gift for the golfer in your life!

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day.

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The human mind holds many mysteries. Why some people are better at certain things than others, how memories work, what’s going on when we dream.
But the biggest question is, “What happens when we die?”
Some people believe our consciousness survives, that the thoughts and memories that defined who we were in life continue to exist in another form and move on.
And sometimes, they stick around.

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day.

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Technology has inarguably made life better for billions of people. The industrial age started it all, then the information age kicked it into high gear and now the age of Artificial Intelligence is promising even more.
But maybe we should take a step back, and make sure that the algorithms we're so eager to entrust our very lives to are up to the job. After all, despite all they know, there's so much that they don't.

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day.

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A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day.

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Insurance is something we all need, but hate having to pay for. We have insurance for our cars, our homes, our health and our lives. Most of the time, you look at the big numbers, what the premium is and what the payouts would be.
No one ever reads the fine print.

But maybe you should. Because there just might be something tucked away in those pages of legalese that could be the difference between life and death.

"Total Loss" first appeared in the pages of Analog: Science Fiction and Fact in July of 2006 and was voted by the readers as one of the favorite short stories of the year. You can discover more by James Hosek at https://JamesHosek.com.

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It seems like everything these days is getting bigger and bigger. Big box stores, huge amusement parks, enormous shopping malls. Everyone wants to be the world's largest something.

But at some point, the novelty of it all can become more of a problem than a convenience. Especially if you happen to forget your wallet while visiting the world's largest rest stop.

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day.

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There's a jar in Rodney's cupboard. One that's been there for as long as he can remember. No one will tell him what's inside, only that it must never be opened. A warning passed on through the generations in his family.

Perhaps there's a good reason not to. It could just be an old jar filled with jam that turned bad decades ago. But maybe it's something more sinister. Something best left undisturbed.

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day.

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A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day.

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Do you believe in ghosts? Have you ever had the feeling that there was someone else in the room when you were completely alone. Or maybe as you moved from room to room, you felt a chill, a hand touching your shoulder when there was no one there. 
Strange things are happening in the Morgan house, and Oscar’s wife is certain it’s ghosts, but will she be able to convince Oscar who knows there's no such thing? 

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day.

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Simulation theory holds that it is likely—even certain—that our universe is not real. That we only exist only as code running on some alien supercomputer, and everything we do or think is just a product of algorithms and subroutines.

Max Fathom believes this to be true. And furthermore, he has devised various hacks to exploit flaws and bugs in that code to benefit himself and his friends. One of those hacks is … The Polymorphic Puppy Paradigm.

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day.

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Everyone has seen a magician or mentalist on stage or on TV, completely flabbergasted by his performance and said to themselves, “How in the world did he do that?”
We all know, of course, that it’s just a trick. Slight of hand. The art of suggestion.
But what if it isn’t? What if just maybe, sometimes, it’s real.

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day.

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The perfect Fathers Day gift for the golfer in your life!

A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day.

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