I just read a story called "Safety Tips for Living Alone," by Jim Shepard, which reminded me that I do read a fair amount of really excellent stuff online that never gets mentioned here.
"Safety Tips for Living Alone" can be found at this location.
Here's yet another great story from Electric Reading, entitled "Of The Fountain," by Kathleen Winter.
About a week ago I found myself reading stories at Pithead Chapel, "An online journal of gutsy narratives," and there are many worthwhile works there.
So, if you're bored, and sitting at a computer, there are some alternatives to Twitter and Craigslist out there.
Tropical Storms Invade Hawaiian Waters: The Role of El Nino
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*Normally, tropical storms and hurricanes avoid the area of the Hawaiian
Islands. *
Why? Because the nearby Pacific is usually too cool!
In general...
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