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Read more about the article The Seventy-Year-Old Corpse Harvester

The Seventy-Year-Old Corpse Harvester

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'The Seventy-Year-Old Corpse Harvester' is the story of Tobias Williams, whose research aimed to reverse the process of death.

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Self-Destruct

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Set during a pandemic, the isolated and frustrated protagonist is primed for manipulation. Boredom and dissatisfaction clash internally with his low self-esteem and the very human desire for contact out in the real world. The downward spiral of negativity, conspiracies, and social media are a hotbed for disaster.

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Make a Memory with Me

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"Dreams could be sold too, but they were in less demand. Some memory makers took psychedelics to fuel more chaotic, desirable dreams, sold to buy the drugs to continue the cycle in a dizzying Möbius strip."

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To rescue a self

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This story is centred on  Eketi, whose career as a journalist hit a dead end, forcing her to take a fellowship she earlier won as her only alternative for immediate survival, as she ponders her way forward in life.

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