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Seeing the definition at the top reminds me of a company I worked for who cut most of the personnel working in recycling in the name of "cost-cutting." Then they announced ambitious recycling goals which were impossible to do without most of the cut personnel. Some strange things came out of the "realignment." Persons in automotive departments were reassigned to pet departments and paint departments.. Persons in health and beauty aids were also assigned to pets. Persons in cameras, electronics, and photo departments were assigned to toys. Persons in toys were reassigned to stationery and party supplies. Most of it did not make sense to me.

More leads on science fiction and science fantasy! This post is going into my "GA Info" folder for much future reference. Some stories could have been in the listing(s) but were probably not marked in the appropriate sub-genre by the author. For example, the Doorways/Doors series by @Geron Kees has dystopian and post-apocalyptic elements, as the main characters try to discover the why of what is being investigated. @JamesSavik also has many good short stories and a couple of longer ones which would fit into some of these categories, as does @Cynus. @Myr, these deep dives you are doing in various fields are a great service to readers such as myself. Thank you! And Myr -- some of YOUR stories beg for sequels, please! all you would need to do is find an extra 40 to 60 hours of extra time in each week....

Well, then, @JamesSavik and @Bill W -- Fluorine must be especially sexy!

A short but very sweet story. However, it is a sweet story without being "sappy." That can be hard to manage, but @Mancunian has accomplished the difficult with seeming ease. (It was probably more difficult than the smoothness and wonderful flow of the story would indicate.) Some simple acts of caring led to steps of progress. Well worth reading.

A caring, yet fascinating story. Rivalry sometimes can be a bit one sided. Well worth reading.

I am not sure of whether this is my first story in this universe or the second. However, the subject is sometimes a rough one to tackle. You've done well with this one. I know of another author (I have not been able to persuade him to join and post on GA yet) who has written several stories about homelessness as well as other themes. It is a pleasure to see an author tackle the subject with sensitivity and care. This is especially true when the story is such a good one as this. Well done.

Hey, that's great! How about "The Charm of The Party of the Fourth Part"? Where The Charm series meets "The Party of the Third Part"? Does Jesse or Marty happen to have an uncle named Jeremiah Hawkins?

Not only that, but I think the undisclosed location near the North Pole, Engris, Lyrgris, the alternate Earth they went to with Ilessa, the alternate earth where they met Pilfer and Costel, the planet where they rescued Casper, the Cooee, the discworld where they met Kontus, and the Beltracian arsenal world would qualify as outside the US. I would like to see a crossover with Jack, Jerry, and Amanda from "The Party of the Third Part" to either the Charlie Boone universe or the Doors universe. Or an even wilder crossover with Marty, Jesse, Brian, Nick, and David from "The Charm of Being a Pig" and either the Doors or Charlie Boone! Hey, maybe Third Planet Inquiries (TPI) could have a mystery near where Jesse, Marty, and company live? Or perhaps one of them is a cousin to either Amy or to Kiernan Willman?

This is a worthy and good addition to the "Charm" stories. I enjoyed the differing viewpoints David gave to the other four guys as the story developed. The contrast between the New York upstate attitudes and the California attitude is intriguing and illuminating. The four guys and David all learned from each other as the story progressed, and the result is a better story than if it had focused only on the four boys without meeting David. It is very helpful to have read previous "Charm" stories first, though not strictly necessary. I loved this 52,014 word short story. It is so much fun to read it does not seem nearly that long!

At this point I have not used AI tp generate any pictures. I probably will not be experimenting with that in the near future, due to limited time.

Observing the examples above through the various examples presented by various persons prompting the AI, often the AI seems to have problems with realistic fingers. Some of the guys seem to have 5 fingers and a thumb, or 6 fingers. Sometimes the fingers seem a bit tentacle-like.

@Zombie, I think @Myr is probably right about the playlist possibility. In addition, videos can be on more than one playlist, which can muddle the proverbial waters more.

Excellent summary of your analysis, @Dariusz Alexander. You have clearly and concisely expressed your thoughts and feelings.

@Geron Kees -- in another Charlie Boone story, it was told that elves are trained in all Earth languages. Does that include Esperanto? On perhaps not since it is an artificial language? If so, Keerby should also understand Esperanto. Just curious.

@JamesSavik -- quite a bit of truth to that.

Quantum computing is on the way. The operations can be in many states, not just 1 or 0.

My spouse wanted lasagna early this week as well.

I have to agree with @Philippe -- the guest is too inquisitive, AND Sebastian did not heed his aunt's advice and revealed he could understand the language.

Very much was explained in this chapter. Thank you, Preston.

I see some very good items on that list. Thanks, @Myr.

A great summary of the time the class had on the Isle. Looking forward to seeing what else happens with Sebastian/Mitchell.

Good chapter, with lots of possible plot threads from this point.

Excellent chapter. I chuckled at the snoring. Looking forward to the next chapter.

A very good summary, @W_L. I have yet to be displeased with a @Geron Kees story. Every one of his stories is worth reading.

I look forward to reading the details of the next chapter. You have put a lot of thought into these chapters.