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    Two Buttons to Eternity
    Two Buttons to Eternity
    Two Buttons to Eternity
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    Two Buttons to Eternity

    By William Mangieri

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    What does it really mean to be human? A lowly underling finds love as he learns to come to terms with the inhumane demands of his superior in their quest for a not-so-artificial intelligence. Learn along with him - read "Two Buttons to Eternity.“
    “Two Buttons to Eternity" is a speculative short story.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWilliam Mangieri
    Release dateDec 16, 2022
    ISBN9781005588403
    Two Buttons to Eternity
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    William Mangieri

    William Mangieri is a karaoke junkie, former theater student, and recovered wargamer who spends as much time wondering "what if?" as "why not?". He writes from Texas, where he and his family live at the mercy of the ghost of a nine-pound westie.William writes mostly speculative fiction (that’s science fiction, fantasy and horror), although he also has a detective series with a soft sci-fi element (Detective Jimmy Delaney.) He completed writing his first novel (Swordsmaster) in 2019; prior to this, he has honed his skills on short fiction. He has been published in Daily Science Fiction and The Anarchist, and six of his stories have earned Honorable Mentions in the Writers of the Future contest.

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