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Science Fiction
Is there hope for us all? Emily Dickinson's poem, "Hope," described it as "a thing with feathers." Third Flatiron Anthologies' latest collection of short science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories touches on the theme of... See More
Short Stories
Bastion Science Fiction Magazine delivers amazing works of the strange and fantastic on the first of every month, supporting both new authors and established professionals alike. Issue 9 brings you the following: "Mr... See More
Science FictionEnter a dystopian city boiling over with mindless meat -- hard science fiction zombies led by a modern-day necromancer. Anti-caregiver Brian becomes an underground entrepreneur, profiteering from the runaway healthcare... See More
Science FictionHas your boss ever paid you extra to put lights and cameras in a woman's underwear? Nathan's has. In his noirish new job, Nathan, a lowly disgruntled security guard, plants cam panties full-time. He will only find redemption... See More
Science FictionHow low will humanity sink when it hangs on one diver who's had enough? Under a hailstorm of nuclear warheads, frogman Darren dives to escape his decadent submariner crewmates, to feed them rotting whales, and to gaze at the... See More
Science Fiction
Short StoriesDystopian science fiction writer Nicholas Stillman brings you five dark experiments in medical fiction: "I Live Under Two Rocks" A disgruntled, one-time assassin enters a living laboratory to stop a secret experiment that... See More
Science FictionIn a desperate robbery, Angelo encounters a houseful of horrifying pets modified beyond his worst nightmares. His neo-noir plight leads him to a most sinister revelation -- man's living indulgences have spread to every... See More
Science FictionGerald, a pedant and survivalist, has always followed written instructions -- even in a lifeless nuclear wasteland. His dream girl, Amanda, shares Gerald's fallout shelter but not his annoying obsession with rules. Gerald... See More
Science FictionIn the future indoors world, all animals but man went extinct. But within this dystopia of tangled tunnels, the super rich still keep some crawlies as pets, like ants and cockroaches... and people. A gifted salesman, Court... See More
Science FictionHe arrives in a rocket. He got banished for coolness. And he disrobes a woman robot with his bolt cutters. Alex with an x must now survive and find companionship on a barren continent worse than purgatory. Exiled for his... See More
Science FictionAn alien time bomb set to destroy Earth appears in Alvin's humble garden. Alvin doesn't care. Hordes of government officials can't make him care, and the baseball-sized bomb looks great by his cabbage. Alvin, a hermitical... See More
Science FictionLenny and Sandra fell out of love, but their 3 by 3 meter home holds them together. Having survived the ten-year terraforming of Earth, they drink bitter green slime, play Jenga, and wait for their protective capsule door to... See More
Science FictionDystopian science fiction writer Nicholas Stillman gives you the darkest psychology of the future: "Five Years for Heartache" In a perverted city nuked to rubble, the most pedantic man in the world could run out of... See More
Science FictionStaid city man Blake meets the perfect country girl, Erin, who can finally liven his routine life. A spontaneous country romance ensues. But Blake soon gets entangled in a drug pandemic sedating the countryside. The young... See More
Science FictionWill humankind cripple its quest for the stars in exchange for comfort? In this high-orbit dystopia, patients have moved to space stations for a micro-g mattress upgrade. They drift in oblivion amid the crowded station... See More
Science Fiction
Science FictionA prodigal Earth undergoes an economic meltdown just as man makes his first orbit of Mars. The crew of Heartbeat, a medically equipped spacecraft, grow decadent after a corrupt Mission Control postpones their glory. With... See More
Science FictionWhile letting the flies out of his apartment, Bill finds a canister of 80 billion alien zygotes on his doorstep. The doomed aliens have teleported their genome to someone they mistook for a scientist: a 384 pound alcoholic... See More
Short StoriesDystopian science fiction writer Nicholas Stillman gives you five medical nightmares that will haunt you for life: "The Apples on the Ground" An adventurous city man rushes to save a flirtatious country girl from a new drug... See More
Science FictionIn a society spiraling to Hell, homeowners dig deep to escape the inevitable firestorm of a nuclear world war. The Big Day of surface annihilation nears. Stubborn family man Doug, balding and belittled by his cheating wife... See More
Crime, Thriller & MysteryWelcome to a dystopian criminal paradise where punishment gets shelved for decades later. Old-school detective Fromstein must transition to cyber policework in a legal system too backed-up and broken to salvage. During... See More
Science FictionNihilism and apostasy have swept the Earth after the discovery of a cave built by aliens. A scientific quest begins, striving to identify the ancient visitors as new gods or simple fugitives. But only the clinically suicidal... See More
Genre FictionThe future dystopias have 3D printers that can build almost anything. But when an industrial-sized printer gets taken over by a vengeful hermit like Neil, you can forget about "almost." He lives among the sprawling rundown... See More
Science FictionA crumbling society leaves its infrastructure to rot, and the death toll doesn't matter. The rejects and failures of an entire city gather on a derelict bridge to quicken its collapse. Some of these "bridgers" cross for the... See More
Science FictionDystopian science fiction writer Nicholas Stillman gives you even more of the darkest psychology of the future: "The Separation" On the eve of a nuclear war, a stubborn homeowner has one last chance to test his manhood by... See More
Science FictionThe cryptic radio signals have arrived; mankind has sentient neighbors broadcasting from planet Kepler. But during man's 16-year space journey to greet them, the aliens' society collapses. The crew of Salut arrives with a... See More
Genre FictionWade gets his advice on women from his older brother, Aaron -- the most famous and farthest-reaching astronaut ever. But not even family fame and cosmic chat can save Wade from the threat that could ruin his first date... See More
Science FictionThe warlords of two dystopian cities bomb each other in perpetual, pointless drone attacks. The ego clash has even spread to the lowly freedom fighters: a spy with an ironclad bladder for a skill set; Terrance, a bored... See More
Science FictionZane just entered a dying city of party animals who all need his liver to survive, and he only brought eight bullets. The astute young man wanted to prove himself by exploring a land of r-strategists -- a hedonistic society... See More