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Dear Jezzy (12)

Tasting Menu (5)

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Captain Percina Saunders (10)

Clickbait for Paranormals (7)

Alien Salvage (5)

From Diaspora to New Jupiter (6)

Childhood at Crossroad Station (6)

Cara Watt, P.I. (12)

Maradia's Robot (6)

The League of Magical Felines (5)

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Not just rockets & robots...

"Science Fiction" means—to us—everything found in the science fiction section of a bookstore, or at a science fiction convention, or amongst the winners of the Hugo awards given by the World Science Fiction Society. This includes the genres of science fiction (or sci-fi), fantasy, slipstream, alternative history, and even stories with lighter speculative elements. We hope you enjoy the broad range that SF has to offer.

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Stories Published October 2010

Moonlight and Bleach

By Sandra McDonald • Long Short Story • Published on Oct 29, 2010 • Topic: Monsters

Flipping the Switch

By Michael Vella • Flash • Published on Oct 28, 2010 • Topic: Time Travel

Cradle Song

By Brenda Cannon Kalt • Flash • Published on Oct 27, 2010 • Topic: Other Worlds

A Game of Horse and Dragon

By Sarah L. Edwards • Flash • Published on Oct 26, 2010 • Topic: High Fantasy

High Mileage

By JG Faherty • Short Short • Published on Oct 25, 2010 • Topic: Clones

A Theory of Sixth-Sense Aesthetics

By Ciro Faienza • Long Short Story • Published on Oct 22, 2010 • Topic: Superhero

Memory Boxes

By Pam L. Wallace • Flash • Published on Oct 21, 2010 • Topic: Modern Fantasy

Group Session

By Terry Bramlett • Flash • Published on Oct 20, 2010 • Topic: Robots & Computers

Chick Lit

By Keyan Bowes • Flash • Published on Oct 19, 2010 • Topic: Aliens

Longevity, Inc.

By Geoffrey C Porter • Short Short • Published on Oct 18, 2010 • Topic: Biotech

Addendum to the Confessions of St Augustine of Hippo

By Edoardo Albert • Short Story • Published on Oct 15, 2010 • Topics: Alternate History & Time Travel

Susan 3342 A.D.

By Marge Simon • Flash • Published on Oct 14, 2010 • Topic: Future Societies

Zero Hour

By Sue Burke • Flash • Published on Oct 13, 2010 • Topic: Future Societies

Bless This House

By Beth Cato • Flash • Published on Oct 12, 2010 • Topic: High Fantasy

Grinpa

By Brian K Lowe • Short Short • Published on Oct 11, 2010 • Topic: Aliens

Migrating Bears

By Helena Leigh Bell • Short Story • Published on Oct 8, 2010 • Topic: Slipstream

Fashion Statement

By Peter Roberts • Flash • Published on Oct 7, 2010 • Topic: Biotech

Solitude

By Michael Guillebeau • Flash • Published on Oct 6, 2010 • Topics: Future Societies & Other Worlds

Losses: A Game

By M.O. Walsh • Short Short • Published on Oct 5, 2010 • Topic: Modern Fantasy

Gamed

By Stephen Gaskell • Flash • Published on Oct 4, 2010 • Topic: Virtual Reality

Finding Joan

By David D. Levine • Long Short Story • Published on Oct 1, 2010 • Topic: Disaster

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