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Not done yet but the story is already bringing back Southern stories. The South is so lawless in a way. You simply cannot call the cops or an ambulance for help when you're in the deep South and in serious trouble. You are simply too far away and there are too few people around. You are on your own. This is why us Southern folk are half crazy and like guns. My bad.

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"In space no one can hear you scream"

That isolation is the essence of the Gothic tradition. Space, the House of Usher, Gilligan's Island. You're on your own.

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Exactly.

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This story was so good!

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That sounds incredibly relaxing. I'd like to sign up for space, please.

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Having seen Alien one Saturday afternoon when my mom wasn't home, it has always been in my top 10. Maybe top 5. The poster with the cracked egg emanating alien green light and with that tagline.

I posted a novelette a few days ago about miners on another planet and I modified the tag to say: In space, only God can hear you scream.

It just occurred to me that the murderous alien is like the snow storm. So Alien is also pointillismtastic.

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