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Everyone in the class had been handed their essays back, except for me. "A-plus," said Carol, waving her papers in my face. She probably thought I'd b..
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![The Unpretenders - Chapter 2](https://writerscafe.s3.amazonaws.com/stories/thumbs/b539ce95793ccb06da9db84efe80d688.jpg) |
There was a time, not so long ago, when claiming to have come from another planet would likely have resulted in some rather unpleasant consequences, a..
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Astronomers could never be accused of downplaying the physical challenges of living on other planets - at least the ones that we're aware of, anyway. ..
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Isobel stood motionless at the foot of her bed and stared intently into her open suitcase, which was resting upon it. "Having second thoughts?" I aske..
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There was a moment of confusion as we approached an impressive Georgian manor, at the end of a long driveway. Certainly it wasn't the kind of home tha..
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Julian stood up and proceeded to fetch the book that Isobel had earlier dropped. He then placed it on the coffee table and returned to his chair. "If ..
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![The Unpretenders - Chapter 7](https://writerscafe.s3.amazonaws.com/stories/thumbs/9df55422cad3bc307443f486a5ec5411.jpg) |
I returned to the house to find Isobel in the kitchen, where she had donned an apron and appeared to be shredding carrots. "What are you doing?" I ask..
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![The Unpretenders - Chapter 8](https://writerscafe.s3.amazonaws.com/stories/thumbs/f16f57c46b849d60649605283218b84a.jpg) |
In the centre of the space was a circular platform, about the size of a tractor tyre, with gently sloping sides. It was black in colour, like everythi..
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![The Unpretenders - Chapter 9](https://writerscafe.s3.amazonaws.com/stories/thumbs/e147b7fc3d7b0018363b5557eea443b4.jpg) |
In light of that evening's unexpected and thrilling events, I found Isobel's exuberance over our bed for the night to be a little misplaced. "But it's..
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Sleep did not come easily, that night, as my mind relentlessly cogitated over everything that had happened. For despite Julian's insistence that there..
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