The Year It Didn't Happen

Jan 10, 2008

a quick read

"An End to Hunger" by China Miéville
Disgorged by That Hank @ 4:47:00 PM
Marks: China Miéville, online, short story

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I'm not college educated, I'm just a voracious reader with a constant interest in "what if". The story is king with me - if an author can't spin a yarn, their basic ideas had better be killer. Right now, I just find myself interested in what different people during the last 100 years or so have thought we'd eventually come to.

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