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25 Most Recent Science Fiction Short Stories

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Martians by Peter Jessop
The creation of one of the greatest science fiction stories of all time had a strange beginning...
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View Photo of Martisn Amish Read excerpt from Martisn Amish Martisn Amish by Victor Hadnot
Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy..
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Mating Season by Claire de la Grange
All the women on the planet Aranea have two things in common: a voracious appetite and a Live Room in their kitchen...
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May Grimes UFPMC by Melvin Duncan
Orphaned at five, widowed at 23, Joins marines in 2361..
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Medic! by William Ledbetter
Sometimes robots can be more human than we are...
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Meeting Big Foot by TONY NERONE
What started out as a two day liberty had a surprising encounter. ---------------------------------------..
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Mega Dude and Ultra Chick: Prologue by Stephen Benson
A science experiment meets disaster and creates two young super-humans, but all they want is a family to love. (I may work this into a full length novel so feedback/reviews would be appreciated)..
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Megan hates spiders too! by Bryon Smith
Edited from "Ember Reign." Megan accidently transports to Mars where she learns secrets of Mars and finds a new friend. (PG-13 for violence and language.)..
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Read excerpt from Mercy Mercy by Vic Phillips
A twist on capital punishment, in the near future..
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Metal and Electricity by Angela Hadley
"So you're going over there, are you?" Though casual, Maxine's question had been tinged with an undertone of anxiety. Donna hadn't been surprised. She knew Max saw Jamie -- I>your precious doctor/I> as she called him -- as a threat. But Max must also surely have known that her own unrequited infat..
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Metamorphosis by * Starman * *
A single act story about one creature's quest for awareness and understanding. Man or machine, or something else? You decide...
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Meteor! (Part One) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A young boy is concerned about a possible meteor strike which is threatening the Earth. My first attempt at science fiction! :) Please be kind! LOL..
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Meteorite ! by Michael Kersting
A little excursion into the world of "what if..."..
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Michael by Roger Harrington
The young boy who visits Mary Goddart's house makes a mistake in calling himself a story-taker instead of a story-teller; or does he?..
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Mind Crazed by Richard Kallao
original I hope ..
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Mind Crazed ll :Be All you Can by Richard Kallao
original..
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Mind Crazed lll: Fade Away to Green by Richard Kallao
original ..
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Misplaced Dragon, Chapter 1 by F. Hansen
Several years ago, I wrote this story purely for fun. Varthikes and Audwin from my Draconia series find themselves on Pern. Based partly on Anne McCaffrey's i>Dragonriders of Pern/i>. I will post a chapter per week...
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Misplaced Dragon, Chapter 2 by F. Hansen
Audwin and Varthikes contemplate the possibility of returning to their world with the Benden Weyrleaders...
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Misplaced Dragon, Chapter 3 by F. Hansen
Back on Draconia, Audwin and Varthikes' absence becomes known. Unfortunately, AuthorsDen seems to have cut in half the number of free pages. So, for the rest of the story, you'll have to go to the linked site...
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Moonbrocket's Exact Change by Carol Boshears
Where is Gary and why doesn't he know who he is. Is this strange city real or not and what will happen to him...maybe you can make the call when he goes through an ancient right he has never heard of...
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Moondust (audio) by scott virtes
A wild sci-fi tale of overlapping lives and the end of a world...
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Mordica by Keith Rowley
A pink toad in a party hat with cherry-red human lips. An octopus with a bright blue eyes. A gigantic Baobab with musical fruit that thinks he’s a moron - it’s all becoming too much for Mordica Bill Clinton and Margaret Thatcher reincarnated by the Necro-Techs for new-Age orgies. A conscious pla..
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View Photo of MORE OF THE SGT. DR. MILKO SAGA Read excerpt from MORE OF THE SGT. DR. MILKO SAGA MORE OF THE SGT. DR. MILKO SAGA by Bradley Fralick
This can also be found on my web page...
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Morning Tea with a Mad Hatter by Paula Stiles
In a future society where people erase their memories as casually as throwing away old clothing, an archivist who stores them gets a visit from an old lover who wants hers back...
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Mortal Origins by Felix Kemp
Seraf Ihm, a Tempest Knight, pursues an enigmatic assassin whose attempt to assassinate Ceramic Citadel's Lord has failed..
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Mott's Machine by Tegon Maus
Mott was anchored at his station as it bucked and jumped about. Feverishly, he worked at the console until, at last, a great billowing cloud spewed forth...
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Mr. Fixit by Kathryn Flatt
A sort of revenge piece. Anyone who reads it will understand the inspiration...
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Mutant by Michael Kersting
Will History repeat itself?..
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My Alien by Angela Hadley
I stand naked in the cubicle. The uniformed customs officer has taken my clothes away in her black plastic bag, and left me standing nervously under the insistent eye of a tiny security camera. I imagine smirking men gathered round the TV monitor, snickering. I stand stock still......
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My Dad is A Nut by Sergey Skudaev
A girl's father is a genius, but every one in his family thinks that he is a nut. He did girl's home work in math and made a great discovery. ..
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My Moment With Death by Samuel Connelly
Meeting Death face to face can really stress someone, but when Death comes like this.....
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Nano Tech by Troy Bird
Read the story.....
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Navigator by Shane Ward
On the eve of war, a Navigator is suddenly thrust into the path of the humans. Caught between a centuries-old lie and her own discoveries, Endora must reconcile her duty to her home and her yearning for the far reaches of space. A classical science fiction story about duty and trusting your own inst..
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Nebula's Music by Aubrie Dionne
Each note brings her one step closer to the truth. When the cyborg Nebula plays the piano she experiences memories from a time before her creation. These memories—which involve a captive rebel fighter being held on their ship—bring with them complex human feelings and awaken a desire for he..
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Necromancer by Michael Gibbs
Extended if not eternal life through reanimation of the body is not a new idea. No few corpses lie in wait of the day science will prod them awake. The spenders of time and money in that realm have forgotten one aspect of bodily life after death. The soul. Will the spirit not feel the disturbance of..
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New Intellect by Paul Mc Cann
New Intellect was found and plans to build future landscapes on the planet had begun long before the fragile earth was inhabitable ...
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Night Writer by Michael Gibbs
An editor once told me via a rejection letter that writing is an art, and that the best training, the best intentions, the hardest work, the longest hours,and the fastest word processor could not make a writer. Nice to have those things, he said, if one were in the writing game, but without tale..
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Of Death And Dying. by Madhavi Ghare
What happens to a soul when he dies? Is there a "heaven" or a "hell" for real? Find out.....
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Old Warrior Tears by Donan Berg
Old Warrior tears don't hide tactical brilliance...
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View Photo of On A Space Walkabout Read excerpt from On A Space Walkabout On A Space Walkabout by Bradley Fralick
This, someday I would like to see happen. It is not likely to happen though as it is all made up!..
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On Omega Station: The Ballad of Malik Blayne by K McAbee
Malik Blayne faces danger on the most remote, most unforgiving, most frightening place in the universe: Omega Station. ..
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On The Bench by David Thompson
A post -- World War Three story...
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On Top of the Sky Scraper by Michael Ault
I recently visited my Father and Step Mother in Inverness, Florida. One of the things I enjoy doing with my father is attending his writer’s group with him when I am able to. The group meets once a week at a community theater and center on the way to Crystal River. The group leader and organizer, a ..
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Once Every Seventeen years by Daniel Phillips
Greg Fredricks a farmer near - Coatesville. Watches in horror as his way of life goes up in smoke. Cicadas with nuclear charge eyes devastate his property with Laser beam - precision accuracy. Armed with a 30/30 Carbine. He drops a few of the mutations o..
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One day gone by Emily Serjeant
The sun shone out enlightening every crack and inch of the town, spreading light of a new day like the plague. However, an atmosphere of unconfessed eeriness was intensified by the thick layer of fog being swept away by the sunlight along the horizon. The peace seemed unreal. It was as if a spir..
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One hour earlier by abzero abuno
A short Sci-fi story about a guy who used to wake up one hour earlier... ..
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One More Tuesday by Milo Fowler
Deadly hubris results from living too long in a time loop...
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OOPS! by Gary Baker
You just know that some people won’t appreciate your efforts even when you’re trying to save the planet...
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Orion by Johnny Kennedy
'Everything was skewed, and my head ached as I tried to make sense of my surroundings, but everything seemed oblique, distorted in a fun house mirror.' A man who will be one of a kind...
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