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Science Fiction Short Story: A Bitter Pill by Sharon Hetherington

A Bitter Pill

May 16, 2024 by 2024 Spring Writing Contest 1 Comment

Filed Under: 2024 Spring Writing Contest, Hot, Science Fiction

Airlock

Airlock

November 4, 2022 by Fall Writing Contest 2022 1 Comment

Filed Under: 2022 Fall Writing Contest, Horror, Hot, Science Fiction

Fortunatus Fall

Fortunatus Fall

June 2, 2021 by Spring Writing Contest 2021 Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2021 Spring Writing Contest, Horror, Science Fiction

Dark Time

Dark Time

July 7, 2020 by Summer Writing Contest 2020 1 Comment

Filed Under: 2020 Summer Writing Contest, Hot, Science Fiction

Lawrence

Lawrence

December 16, 2019 by Phil Town Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Holidays, Science Fiction

The Darkness of Space

The Darkness of Space

July 19, 2019 by Summer Writing Contest 2019 Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2019 Summer Writing Contest, Hot, Science Fiction

Blue: Part 2

June 24, 2019 by Erin Halden Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Hot, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction

Divine January

Divine January Pt. 3

October 18, 2018 by JD Edwin 1 Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Hot, Science Fiction, Thriller/Suspense

Divine January Pt 2

Divine January Pt. 2

September 20, 2018 by JD Edwin Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Hot, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction

Blue

Blue

May 28, 2018 by Erin Halden Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Hot, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction

Windows

Windows

May 14, 2018 by Phil Town Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Hot, Science Fiction

For The Sake Of

For The Sake Of

April 9, 2018 by Sef Churchill Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Hot, Science Fiction

The Day Nobody Came

The Day Nobody Came

February 8, 2018 by JD Edwin Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Hot, Science Fiction

The McMinnville Incident

The McMinnville Incident

January 11, 2018 by JD Edwin Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Hot, Science Fiction

Into the Abyss

Into the Abyss

December 13, 2017 by Winter Writing Contest Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2017 Winter Writing Contest, Drama, Hot, Science Fiction

Subject 34

Subject 34

July 21, 2017 by Summer Writing Contest Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2017 Summer Writing Contest, Drama, Hot, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction

Nineteen

Nineteen

June 12, 2017 by Phil Town Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Hot, Science Fiction

Tango-19

Tango-19

March 28, 2017 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Hot, Science Fiction

Blind Faith

Blind Faith

January 25, 2017 by JD Edwin Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 2016 Winter Writing Contest, Hot, Humor, Science Fiction

Return of the Ancient Ghosts

Return of the Ancient Ghosts

December 23, 2016 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Hot, Science Fiction

Escape Ozone

Escape Ozone

December 19, 2016 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Science Fiction

The Time Traveler's Scheme

The Time Traveler’s Scheme: Chapter 12

June 28, 2016 by Ann Stanley 1 Comment

Filed Under: Experimental, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Adventure, Drama, fiction, science fiction, Space, technology

The Time Traveler's Scheme

The Time Traveler’s Scheme: Chapter 11

June 14, 2016 by Ann Stanley Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Adventure, Drama, fiction, science fiction, Space, time-travel

The Time Traveler's Scheme

The Time Traveler’s Scheme: Chapter 9 – Crack

May 31, 2016 by Bishop Garrison Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Science Fiction

The Time Traveler's Scheme

The Time Traveler’s Scheme: Chapter 8 – Rumble

May 24, 2016 by Bishop Garrison Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Science Fiction

The Time Traveler’s Scheme: Chapter 7

May 17, 2016 by Ann Stanley Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Adventure, fiction, science fiction, Space, The time traveler's scheme

The Time Traveler’s Scheme: Chapter 6

May 10, 2016 by Ann Stanley Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: fiction, science fiction, Space, technology, The time traveler's scheme

The Time Traveler’s Scheme: Chapter 5

April 26, 2016 by Ann Stanley Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Adventure, Ann Stanley, fiction, science fiction, Space

First Lieutenant Kim Caruthers: Letter to Her Mother – July 18, 2030

April 7, 2016 by Bishop Garrison Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction

The Time Traveler's Scheme

The Time Traveler’s Scheme, Chapter 3

April 5, 2016 by Bishop Garrison 1 Comment

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction

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