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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 December 2012

Unwanted

By Holly Jennings • Flash • Published on Dec 31, 2012 • Topic: Monsters

When She is Empty

By Damien Walters Grintalis • Short Short • Published on Dec 28, 2012 • Topic: Slipstream

The Miracle on Tau Prime

By Alex Shvartsman • Short Short • Published on Dec 27, 2012 • Topic: Aliens

Salvage

By K.S. Dearsley • Short Short • Published on Dec 26, 2012 • Topic: Science Fiction

Tiny Lives

By Alan Baxter • Short Short • Published on Dec 25, 2012 • Topic: Modern Fantasy

The Race

By Sadie Mattox • Short Short • Published on Dec 24, 2012 • Topic: Aliens

Death Before Dishonor

By Shannon Leight • Short Story • Published on Dec 21, 2012 • Topic: Other Worlds

Life in Space

By Leslie Jane Anderson • Flash • Published on Dec 20, 2012 • Topic: Space Travel

In The White of the Snow

By Mark Patrick Lynch • Flash • Published on Dec 19, 2012 • Topic: Fairy Tales

Ivy Rose

By Dan Hart • Flash • Published on Dec 18, 2012 • Topic: Biotech

The Hades Hotline

By Alex Petri • Short Short • Published on Dec 17, 2012 • Topic: Religious

So Far Faithful

By Sarah Kanning • Short Story • Published on Dec 14, 2012 • Topic: Future Societies

The Subatomic Fiber-Optic Deconstruction/Construction Transportation Chamber

By Dylan Otto Krider • Flash • Published on Dec 13, 2012 • Topic: Nanotech

The Cries of the Dead and Dying

By Sarah Goslee • Flash • Published on Dec 12, 2012 • Topic: Fairy Tales

He Could Be Ambrose Bierce

By Shaenon Kelty Garrity • Short Short • Published on Dec 11, 2012 • Topic: Time Travel

The Dead Letter Office

By Matthew Marinett • Flash • Published on Dec 10, 2012 • Topic: Religious

Seashells

By Lavie Tidhar • Long Short Story • Published on Dec 7, 2012 • Topic: Other Worlds

The Little Helper

By Kat Otis • Flash • Published on Dec 6, 2012 • Topic: Fantasy

The Refugee

By Meg Everingham • Flash • Published on Dec 5, 2012 • Topic: Fantasy

The Merger

By Michael Adam Robson • Flash • Published on Dec 4, 2012 • Topic: Future Societies

A Last Resort

By Phil Temples • Flash • Published on Dec 3, 2012 • Topic: Science Fiction

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