By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 25/09/2026One of the recurring themes in Spider Robinson's short stories and novels is people who have close relationships suddenly realizing that they have acquired a psychic link. 1150
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 25/09/2026He comes up with endless ways to play this scene out, but my favorite - I think it's from one of the later Callahan's tales - is when one person scratches another between the shoulder blades and hits the *exact* right spot the very first time and they realize that they are now psychically linked. 1140
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 25/09/2026Maybe it's a primate grooming reflex, maybe it's receiving a gesture of love and care. Maybe those are the same things. Having your itch scratched for you feels *good*. 1110
