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Articles by Laura Otis

Fiction
The crash
The Tantalus Letters: Part III, Chapter 9
Laura Otis 6 May 2007
Fiction
Mainlining level 3
The Tantalus Letters: Part III, Chapter 8
Laura Otis 29 April 2007
Fiction
Pulling the trigger
The Tantalus Letters: Part I, Chapter 7
Laura Otis 22 April 2007
Fiction
Danger outside the door
The Tantalus Letters: Part III, Chapter 6
Laura Otis 15 April 2007
Fiction
Neuro Death Squad
The Tantalus Letters: Part III, Chapter 5
Laura Otis 8 April 2007
Fiction
Potential difference, opposite charges
The Tantalus Letters: Part III, Chapter 4
Laura Otis 1 April 2007
Fiction
Intellectual theft
The Tantalus Letters: Part III, Chapter 3
Laura Otis 25 March 2007
Fiction
Mouthing off
The Tantalus Letters: Part III, Chapter 2
Laura Otis 17 March 2007
Essay
Dr. Bacteria
The strange science fiction of Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Laura Otis 11 March 2007
Fiction
The F-word
The Tantalus Letters: Part III, Chapter 1
Laura Otis 11 March 2007
Fiction
Mirror images
The Tantalus Letters: Part II, Chapter 7
Laura Otis 4 March 2007
Fiction
The mask biology wears
The Tantalus Letters: Part II, Chapter 6
Laura Otis 25 February 2007
Fiction
Experimenting into life
The Tantalus Letters: Part II, Chapter 5
Laura Otis 18 February 2007
Fiction
Frying his fish
The Tantalus Letters: Part II, Chapter 4
Laura Otis 11 February 2007
Fiction
What makes you get up in the morning
The Tantalus Letters: Part II, Chapter 3
Laura Otis 4 February 2007
Fiction
Signal and noise
The Tantalus Letters: Part II, Chapter 2
Laura Otis 28 January 2007
Fiction
A literary voyeur
The Tantalus Letters: Part II, Chapter 1
Laura Otis 20 January 2007
Fiction
Conquests as a function of time
The Tantalus Letters: Part I, Chapter 9
Laura Otis 14 January 2007
Fiction
Visit from the top quark
The Tantalus Letters: Part I, Chapter 8
Laura Otis 7 January 2007
Fiction
Virtual restraining order
The Tantalus Letters: Part I, Chapter 7
Laura Otis 1 January 2007
Fiction
Hell hath no fury
The Tantalus Letters: Part I, Chapter 6
Laura Otis 23 December 2006
Fiction
Bunny-boiling 101
The Tantalus Letters: Part I, Chapter 5
Laura Otis 17 December 2006
Fiction
A flea on the surface of his life
The Tantalus Letters: Part I, Chapter 4
Laura Otis 10 December 2006
Fiction
Sperm viruses and the meaning of life
The Tantalus Letters: Part I, Chapter 3
Laura Otis 3 December 2006
Fiction
Dangerous liaisons and the diagonal sweep
The Tantalus Letters: Part 1, Chapter 2
Laura Otis 26 November 2006
Fiction
Sex and brain-zapping
The Tantalus Letters: Part 1, Chapter 1
Laura Otis 19 November 2006
Fiction
Breaking and entering
The Tantalus Letters: Prologue
Laura Otis 12 November 2006

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