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Rebecca Campbell

Water Logic

Published May 5, 2021 · 4,461 words (17 minutes) · 2 likes · 898 views

Fantasy Literary Fiction University computer grad school campus poetry

In bare feet and a tattered coat, Gabe the seventh year grad student roams the halls of his academic institution, despairing of ever finishing his dissertation: that is, until he meets the peculiar Dr Leukos, professor of Fluidic Logic.

Rebecca Campbell writes weird fiction, often about the islands and woods on the west coast of Canada. Her work has appeared in F&SF, Clarkesworld, and Shimmer, among others, and has been shortlisted for the Sunburst Award.

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Tim McDaniel

Ivy-Covered

Published Aug 25, 2018 · 1,681 words (7 minutes) · 581 views

Fantasy Humor Satire University superpower professor ivy-covered towers superhero Superheroes

Fergus Clegg, an economics professor, has a superpower -- he's boring! Will he use his power in international hotspots, or will he find another way to serve the cause of humanity?

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Tim McDaniel

Brother Sleep

Published Apr 23, 2018 · 6,804 words (25 minutes) · 461 views

Science Fiction Roommates sleep College University Thailand

Horse, a college student in Khon Kaen, Thailand, has troubles. His girlfriend seems to be losing interest in him, and he has to share a dorm room with a sleeper -- one of those unfortunates who still find it necessary to sleep at night.