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Hi there -- I'm new to KindleBoards, and happy to have found it.
Just wanted to mention my new short (6,000-word) story, Mr. Penumbra's Twenty-Four-Hour Book Store:

Two specific reasons I think it might be interesting to the KindleBoards community:
1. I think the Kindle is *perfect* for short fiction. That's worth celebrating, because short stories haven't really had a home for some time now. Magazines don't publish them anymore; they're buried at book stores; they're too long to read on the web. Maybe I'm being over-optimistic, but I'd love to see short stories make a Kindle-powered comeback.
2. This, in particular, is a short story about books, writing, and technology -- so if you're interested in the Kindle itself, and in what it suggests about our future, I think you'll find a lot of things to enjoy in this story.
2a. I should add, in case that sound a bit boring: It's also a story about finding a job, having a weird boss, and meeting someone you like. And, behind it all, there's a mystery.
If you do happen to check it out, I'd love your feedback. Thanks for considering.
Just wanted to mention my new short (6,000-word) story, Mr. Penumbra's Twenty-Four-Hour Book Store:

Two specific reasons I think it might be interesting to the KindleBoards community:
1. I think the Kindle is *perfect* for short fiction. That's worth celebrating, because short stories haven't really had a home for some time now. Magazines don't publish them anymore; they're buried at book stores; they're too long to read on the web. Maybe I'm being over-optimistic, but I'd love to see short stories make a Kindle-powered comeback.
2. This, in particular, is a short story about books, writing, and technology -- so if you're interested in the Kindle itself, and in what it suggests about our future, I think you'll find a lot of things to enjoy in this story.
2a. I should add, in case that sound a bit boring: It's also a story about finding a job, having a weird boss, and meeting someone you like. And, behind it all, there's a mystery.
If you do happen to check it out, I'd love your feedback. Thanks for considering.