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LauraRuthless

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Social worker by day, space cadet by night. Author of SF comedies "The Cosmic Turkey," and "The Star-Crossed Pelican," and short story collection "Lost in Translation."
lauraruthloomis.com. She/Her.

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926: Do your characters play any sports, or did they play any in the past?

The Cosmic Turkey is the first science fiction book to feature curling.

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Denver, the 1.609344 kilometer-high city


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The French Fry Connection


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The King's Text Message


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66 Degrees of Separation

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Groundhog saw the movie Groundhog Day and said that's totally not what happened!


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Cops! I Did It Again


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27 Medical care in your story

The crew of the Cosmic Turkey gets care from Dr. Pilar Villarreal, who is not only an expert in medical care for multiple species, she also thinks chocolate is a necessity for mental health.

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There's a secret room where you can check out different brains, and try out having a different personality for 2 weeks.


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There's a spot in the center of my food where you can see the bottom of the dish!


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Book 6 for 2026: "The Bandit Queens" by Parini Shroff. A dark comedy where very bad men get what's coming to them.

(About debt)
(Includes a nosy neighbor)
(Set in India)
(A fun book)

http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/book-6-for-2026-the-bandit-queens

Book cover for "The Bandit Queens," a novel by Parini Shroff. On a black background, two pairs of eyes, one lavender with a nose ring underneath, one brown with a red Bindi dot above. The title is in alternating yellow, red, purple and blue letters. Top blurb: ""A radically feel-good story about the murder of no-good husbands by a cast of unsinkable women." - The New York Times Book Review. Bottom blurb: "She's got a killer reputation. It would be a shame to waste it."
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That's helpful to know.

You can get rid of a computer virus by making a Word document titled "computer virus" and then deleting it.
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@lowqualityfacts Alternative method: chicken soup.