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Encounter with a female vampire ghost – Part II

by Paul Spencer Sochaczewski | 29 May 2019 | Uncategorized

This is the second installment of a six-part story by Paul Spencer Sochaczewski. In the first installment, the Geneva-based author took us to...

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by Paul Spencer Sochaczewski | 24 May 2019 | Uncategorized

Paul Spencer Sochaczewski taps his fertile imagination and vast knowledge of Southeast Asia in this short story, his fourth published by...

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Cheng Ho Gardens: China’s subtle land-grab (Part III)

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