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    Notes from Seoul
    Notes from Seoul
    Notes from Seoul
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    Notes from Seoul

    By R.K. Reynolds

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    A small collection of near-future science fiction short stories set in Seoul. In "Star," technology comes between two would-be lovers. "Analog Angel," details an intel soldier's fling, while "Forgery" and "Seoul Necromancy" tell of shady business practices in a post-North Korea society.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherR.K. Reynolds
    Release dateJan 22, 2014
    ISBN9781310950421
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      Notes from Seoul - R.K. Reynolds

      Notes from Seoul

      By R.K. Reynolds

      Copyright 2014 R.K. Reynolds

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      Thank you for downloading this ebook. This book remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be redistributed to others for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy from their favorite authorized retailer. Thank you for your support.

      To my wonderful wife for her love and support.

      Table of Contents

      Star

      Analog Angel

      Forgery

      Seoul Necromancy

      Goodbye

      Star

      You shouldn’t be drunk on the brink of nuclear annihilation, but it’s my first week in Korea and I’ve already settled into a routine.

      How many is that, man, James says as I give him a smile.

      I don’t know. Does it matter?

      If you don’t want me holding you up by your backpack strap the rest of the night, I would stop at two.

      Big words for someone who looks as rough as I do. He has a point, though. I’ll need to walk home by myself tonight. He would never forgive me for taking him away from his date. She gives me a drunken smile.

      It’s over Hyewon, I say. I’m cutting you off. You weigh, what, 90 pounds? I reach over and grab the green bottle of soju.

      Come on, man! She says, but makes no effort to retrieve it.

      Any more, James, and it won’t be legal to take her to a hotel. We laugh, but speak too fast for her to understand. That’s the trick to hiding things from Hyewon. She’s good at English, but not fast enough to process the low soldier dialect.

      Her head is too heavy for her and she rests it on James’s shoulder. It’s my signal to leave.

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