(The entire sequence from the safe-house to the Skylifter was heavily edited, line by line, to keep it pacy. This is one scene that got left behind. Our heroes are fleeing across the Californian countryside when they have to face a difficult choice.) Clair kicked out with her chin. “Someone’s coming after us,” she told […]
A personal favorite of mine, this story in the latest SQ Mag features my favourite place in South Australia (sorry, residents of and relatives in Cowell), Dylan Linwood’s ex-girlfriend, and a dedication to a much-loved friend. It’s set at the very end of Twinmaker and explores the impact of those events on ordinary (and some […]
(This short scene was one I found very hard to cut. I always pictured Gemma as a bit of a testy hippy in early drafts. Here, in Escalon, she mellows out with Clair and Jesse’s help.) Theo took Cashile around the front of the theater. Clair hadn’t been given instructions, so she followed Gemma and […]
(This scene originally appeared right after Jesse’s father turns up at school and confronts Gordon the Gorgon. It’s all Mallory, of course, but it makes Libby look pretty irredeemable as a person, because at this point we have no idea it’s not her anymore. Also cut for pacing reasons.) “Don’t worry. Some cat meme will […]