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In a world where you only see color upon meeting your soulmate, most people are keen to know the "who", "when", and "where". For neuroscientist Alfred Jones, however, the questions of "how" and "why" are more interesting, and he's dedicated his life to discovering the mechanism for this phenomenon. He'd never have guessed that his studies would have led him to meeting his own soulmate.
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25 Jul 2026
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“Halfway through the third fake fall, my ankle folded and… I fell. I didn’t even have time to think or grab anything before everything was just upside down.”
Ivan sat silent; mouth slightly agape from what he was trying to process. He leaned in closer, supporting himself on his knees to ask, “You fell?”
“I fell. All the way down.” Alfred nodded, taking a sip from his beer.
“You fell… from the Grand Canyon?”
Alfred nodded again, only slower. “Yep."
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13 Jul 2026
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Ivan just wanted to get drunk at the bar before killing himself that night. And then Alfred walked up to him carrying a sloe gin fizz.
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09 Jul 2026
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"Are you familiar with the painting done by Michelangelo, The Creation of Adam?" Alfred had written to his Russian friend. "I look at a globe, and that is what I imagine when I see the fingers of Russian America reaching out towards you. I imagine those could be my fingers, and we could be separated only by the Bering Sea."
And Mr. Braginsky had said, "I would like that very much, Mr. Jones."
And the American government said, "SOLD!"
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11 Jun 2026
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England cannot count the number of times he and France have fallen into bed after battles, angry and biting and clawing and snapping. France is a destructive tendency himself, composed of a million of them - smoke and wine and sex. Somehow, when he puts his hands on England’s waist, it does not burn away the anger anymore. Somewhere along the way, maybe in the trenches or maybe afterwards, in that dark little room in Paris, France’s kisses turned sweet again, gentle along the lines of England’s jaw, his neck, his arms.
Or - France and England, 1066 to 1994.
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08 May 2026