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  • (WFC) The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses by Malka Older

    From James Nicoll@3:633/10 to All on Friday, July 03, 2026 13:00:41
    The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses (Investigations of Mossa and
    Pleiti, volume 3) by Malka Older

    Petanj needs an Investigator. What Petanj gets is a well-meaning academic.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/of-stout-heart-and-true
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  • From Don@3:633/10 to All on Friday, July 03, 2026 14:28:00
    James Nicoll <jdnicoll@panix.com> wrote:

    Firing and replacing me would involve less paperwork than
    replacing a carpet. Legally, I might be classified as a
    foodstuff.

    One of the funnier encounters I had was, while being thanked
    by staff member, they discovered I was a casual; cue instant
    total radio silence.

    Back in the day, a local college employed me as an adjunct faculty
    member. And Ziff-Davis (ZD) and other publishers paid me to write.
    ZD is a 1938 Gernsback associate. At times if felt like Gernsback's
    geist squeezed me harder than a nigh empty tube of toothpaste to force
    words out as cheaply as possible.

    UW had a murder in 1992

    Casper College had a murder in 2012. The victims lived a couple of
    blocks away. One victim passed on the sidewalk outside her house.
    This same sidewalk's frequently traversed by me during dark Winter
    dog walks, while audio-books play through my earbuds. Flocks of demons
    feasted on the carnage long afterward. Their lingering presence is
    still felt by me to this very day during dark Winter dog walks.

    Photos: Five years ago, the murder of two Casper College instructors shocked the community
    <https://trib.com/news/local/casper/collection_bdf11f10-3b16-11e2-b0b0-0019bb2963f4.html#31>

    --
    Don.......My cat's )\._.,--....,'``. veritas _|_ telltale tall tail /, _.. \ _\ (`._ ,. liberabit |
    tells tall tales.. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.' vos |


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  • From Default User@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, July 08, 2026 22:27:17
    James Nicoll wrote:

    The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses (Investigations of Mossa and
    Pleiti, volume 3) by Malka Older

    Petanj needs an Investigator. What Petanj gets is a well-meaning
    academic.

    After the first story, I quite worrying about the improbability of the background and the scientific howlers. So I just consider it Science
    Fantasy to set up the atmospheric (no pun) backdrop for the stories. I
    liked this one better than #2, which was a short one that really gave
    short shrift to the actual mystery.


    Brian

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