Gayle Frances Larkin

Author: Gayle Frances Larkin

  • Away with Robots

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    Our society is led by robotically inclined autocratic, avaricious sociopaths who always bully, denigrate, lie and steal their way to what their opaque masters have ordered. These robots only want more robots to perform allocated tasks which further creates more chaos. But, if these robotic employers suddenly woke up one morning and decided to be…

  • When is a Spade Not A Spade

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    – Spoiler – Not in UK In 2014 my daughter and I for legal reasons went to live in a hostel in London. The accommodation was such that I contracted pneumonia whereupon I took myself to an A & E in a hospital. Here I was given a supply of antibiotics for so many days…

  • The First Case

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    Zack was articled to the partner of a law firm while he was attending night classes at the university. At that time he was saying he wanted to be a criminal lawyer arguing cases in court. Unlike other countries South Africa used to throw their law students into the big cases early. It was decided…

  • A Remarkable Interview

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    The young woman had been interviewed and had accepted the position in the accounting department of the massive corporation in the massive building. She was thrilled. She had a husband who was presently unemployed while studying for his first degree at the university. He had big plans: he was sure he would be the next…

  • A New Narnia

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    In the early 1970s the late afternoon meeting of the local Legion of Mary was about to be closed. A very unusual question was asked: “Is anyone here prepared to go to a meeting of local churches to talk about the possibility of forming a safe meeting place for young teenagers?” Only one young woman…

  • An AI Chancellor

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    Once upon a time there was a Chancellor of a very tiny nation. He thought this nation was very large and important and could do everything he wanted to be done. Did I hear him called an AI Chancellor? It matters not. A Chancellor hates above everything else to spend money – unless he is…

  • Be What You Are

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    As a farmer you are in the fields at a mere four hours after midnight caring for livestock, fields and no less for your own farmhands. As a farmer you are used to being alone for many hours in the day and in the night. You are composed, at peace with yourself as you give…

  • An Ordinary Man

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    One person we never meet is ‘an ordinary man’. We are introduced to someone and immediately become aware of his public image, his manner of behaving or his peculiarities of dress, if any. He is tall, and short, wise, and foolish, knowledgeable and clueless: he is everyman in any crowd, and in any age, even…

  • Whose Holiday?

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    Martha never understood just why her parents went on their holiday just then. It was the middle of the school term and she well knew it would be her task to look after her younger brothers and sister, and to see to the running of the massive mansion they called home. Perhaps it was being…

  • Men and War

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    As a very young despatch rider during the Zulu wars, Alfred was used to riding very fast, even at night. Once the Zulus, fantastic trackers, found him atop his horse and encircled him. With his very dark red hair he was known to be unpredictable. Without losing his nerve he rode round in ever larger…