All these galaxies and planets, and we ended up on the one with 40 hour work weeks.

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It was almost a full minute until Anna looked the waiting man in his green eyes again. “I presume you know how I am normally paid.” “Yes.” The man grinned, glad that he had persuaded her. “In antique one-kilo gold bars.” #prose #literaryfiction

“But I can’t just steal a painting from the Museum? My mission as the museum’s head of security chief is to prevent exactly that from happening.” The colonel laughed again. “I see that you are well aware of the irony of the whole situation.” #Prose #Heist #shellgame

“But I can’t just steal a painting from the Museum? My mission as the museum’s head of security chief is to prevent exactly that from happening.” The colonel laughed again. “I see that you are well aware of the irony of the whole situation.” #Prose #Art #Heist #Museum

It was only later that she realised that this was an obsession of aristocrats, and that not everyone could, or wished to, trace their family tree back to 1500. #Prose #literaryfiction

“I see,” murmured Mycroft after what felt like an eternity, and stared into her eyes. “You of all people should understand freedom.” “Yes, but I also understand duty and loyalty.” #Prose #literaryfiction #ShellGame

“Strictly speaking, it isn’t really theft,” she said to herself softly. “It’s more a kind of bonneteau.” “And as long as no one catches you at it, no one will notice the difference,” said a voice in her head – the voice of her client. #Prose #heist #Literature

And these artists usually titled their works things like untitled 1-16 and the object or image looked just as undefined as its title. In these moments Shéhérazade felt it was her task to give the empty, undefined artwork a name and a meaning, making herself the creator and

Despite the fact she was dominating the joust, fending off every one of his maladroit attacks and toying with him, showing him up even, she could no longer delay the inevitable. She knew she would have to die. #TheShellGame #fiction #prose

When #ICANN85 turned into a book signing event:-)