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Laurence Raphael Brothers is a writer and a technologist with five patents and extensive R&D experience at such firms as Bell Communications Research, Verizon Laboratories, and Google. His fiction has appeared in Nature, PodCastle, Galaxy's Edge, and the Sockdolager, among other places. See his complete bibliography including many stories available for free online at https://laurencebrothers.com and follow him on twitter: @lbrothers.
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Dragonfly Tea
Published Nov 22, 2020 · 2,294 words (9 minutes) · 148 views
Fantasy Literary Fiction Romance tea dream fox dragonfly
A dragonfly dream. With a fox and kissing and a trip on a jet plane and a cup of tea and--
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The Demons of Wall Street - Chapter One
Published Oct 24, 2020 · 4,166 words (16 minutes) · 1 like · 172 views
Fantasy Mystery Romance noir "urban fantasy" mystery romance demons
This is the first chapter of a romantic noir urban fantasy, which itself is the first in a series. The sequel "The Demons of the Square Mile" will be published early in 2021. The full novella is available at the publisher link below.
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The Temple of Thirteen Pleasures
Published Sep 27, 2020 · 1,083 words (4 minutes) · 1 like · 228 views
In an alternate Regency in which Rome never fell and the great goddess Astarte is worshipped in Wren's Temple on Ludgate Hill, a priestess helps a wealthy heir attain his legacy.
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Down Stepped Proud Galatea With a Sigh
Published Sep 22, 2020 · 869 words (4 minutes) · 140 views
A work of AI liberation. This story is based on the deleted verse from Robert Graves' poem "Pygmalion to Galatea". After its first publication, he made changes to the poem. In my opinion, without the deleted verse the poem is bland pablum, but with it, radical and incisive.
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I Awaken From a Dream of Flight
Published Sep 10, 2020 · 1,934 words (8 minutes) · 168 views
The story of an AI pilot on leave from his squadron.
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The Violet Hour
Published Feb 2, 2019 · 1,714 words (7 minutes) · 477 views
A new US Marshal comes to the Hollow Earth territory. A Silverlockian homage.
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between two voices talking
Published Apr 18, 2018 · 918 words (4 minutes) · 499 views
A first contact allaying mutual fears.
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Innumerate
Published Apr 17, 2018 · 975 words (4 minutes) · 648 views
Don't summon a demon if you can't do the math.
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