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Ubiquitous Bubba

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Ubiquitous Bubba (if that's his real name) spends a significant amount of time surrounded by imaginary characters from bizarre universes. He's been known to hold conversations with animals, inanimate objects, and food. These discussions frequently diverge into philosophy, speculations on Reality/Unreality, and the proper role of imagination in society.

Growing up in Texas, he studied the lore of the Storyteller, the mysterious art of the tall tale, and the pervasive universal existence of Bubbas. They're everywhere. As he wandered universes, he discovered that there's always a Bubba around when you need one.

Ubiquitous is also a drummer, who has somewhat narrow and specialized musical tastes. A fan of progressive and hard rock styles, he' ...more

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Not really a question - just wanted to let you know I made a mess with my coffee and cookies while reading your short story in Wyrd Worlds. I'd send you the dry-cleaning bill, but I only wear wool and cotton. I started laughing so hard that, well, I won't go into the details.

Ubiquitous Bubba Leigh, I'm horrified to hear of your distress. You did get more coffee, didn't you? I would hate to imagine the consequences of going without coffee. …moreLeigh, I'm horrified to hear of your distress. You did get more coffee, didn't you? I would hate to imagine the consequences of going without coffee. (shudder)

I gave the story to a pack of imaginary readers and they made a huge mess as well. Of course, they also were rabid otters who love to swim in warm chocolate sauce, roll in powdered sugar, and then dance the macarena while they read. Hopefully, your experience was different. We do not need a resurgence of the macarena.

I am very glad that you enjoyed the story. I loved writing it. Thanks for your note. (Sorry about the cookies, too. I hope they were the kind you only nibble on because a distant relative made them and they want to see you eat their squid loaf. If so, then you're welcome.) (less)

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Ubiquitous Bubba My father had a question he used to ask me nearly every day of my childhood. It's one of my earliest memories. "Are you some kinda idjit?"

If I was, w…moreMy father had a question he used to ask me nearly every day of my childhood. It's one of my earliest memories. "Are you some kinda idjit?"

If I was, would I know? I mean, would I possess the awareness and analytical skills required to determine if I was, in fact, an idiot? I looked at everyone around me and wondered if they were each playing a part in a grand psychoanalytic experiment designed to definitively answer this question.

Sure, they "acted" as though they were normal, but I could tell. I wasn't sure about the rules of this experiment. If I let on that I knew about it, would that invalidate the experiment? If so, they'd just terminate the subject and get someone else, right? I know the ones stuck playing the role of my parents would have jumped at the chance. It seemed that my greatest chance of survival lay in pretending that I didn't know I was the test subject.

I almost let it slip a few times, but I think I got away with it. I kept waiting for a crowd of people to surround me, pull their faces off, and scream at me for skewing the test results.

In that worst case scenario, it would be impossible to determine if I was an idiot, right? Right?(less)

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	Wyrd Worlds by Steph Bennion (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Josh Karaczewski (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), L.L. Watkin (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.43 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wyrd Worlds II by Steph Bennion (Goodreads Author), Ubiquitous Bubba (Goodreads Author), A.L. Butcher (Goodreads Author) 3.41 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reality Challenged (The Other Universes, #1) 3.60 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blithering Genius (The Other Universes Book 2) 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Humanity Was Delicious 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Imaginary Invasion it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deeply Disturbed Donuts it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Timeslice it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Sci-fi July Fever Fun by Rebecca S.W. Bates, Steph Bennion (Goodreads Author), Ubiquitous Bubba (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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(Looks around to make sure no one else is listening …) Want to save some money? Keep your voice down. I’ve got a code that will give you a 20% discount on my new novel, Timeslice at the Smashwords store.

(Clasps a hand over your mouth …) Look, you really need to keep it down. Yes, for a little while, you can save some money. This code is only good until September 8. No, I’m not kidding.

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Quotes by Ubiquitous Bubba (?)

“Entropy
The Disintegrating Integration of
Cheez-Whiz Squirts Insipid Inspiration
Quoth the Oblong Eclipse of
Nether-Knowledge Never Knowing
Decaying Matter in a Decaying Orbit
Orangutans of Science
Study Ignorance of What
The Cows Already Know.”
― Ubiquitous Bubba, Reality Challenged

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