Callahan’s Secret
Author: Spider Robinson
Callahan’s Place is open for business, and all of the “regulars” are here–a talking dog, an alcoholic vampire, and two telepaths–enhancing their joys by drowning their sorrows. Everyone, that is, but Mickey Finn, a seven-foot tall alien in danger of enslavement at the hands of a traveller from across the galaxy….Come inside, pull up a chair, order a drink, make a toast….Read More
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