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In the future, food is boring. Or, perhaps not.

- Length: 17 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 7 Comments

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Pumping Up Napoleon

by Maria Donovan

Napoleon is resurrected and meets a young lady.

- Length: 8 pages

- Age Rating: 15

- 38 Comments

Shovel Bums

by Amaziah J. Root

The whole exospecimen idea started the night Moses Garcia was bitten by an echidna shrew in his sleep.

- Length: 15 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 1 Comments

The Library Of Mabel Mogaburu

by Fernando Sorrentino

A book lover lends one of his prized possessions to a mysterious girl.

- Length: 9 pages

- Age Rating: 15

- 10 Comments

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

by Ambrose Bierce

A man stands on a railroad bridge; his wrists are bound with a chord, a rope encircles his neck. This story was adapted into the most popular ever episode of The Twighlight Zone.

- Length: 11 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 166 Comments

Starlight

by Michael Chin

The Rasite ship sprawled ten times the size of the little cruiser that Ambros had named Starlight

- Length: 13 pages

- Age Rating: PG

Rollback

by Luke Holland

People aren’t as good at dying as you might think.

- Length: 8 pages

- Age Rating: 15

- 2 Comments

The Neanderthal in the Garden

by Guido Eekhaut

Suddenly red ink flows from my pen. Startled, I assume it is blood, but then realize it is the color of the moon...

- Length: 4 pages

- Age Rating: 15

- 4 Comments

Happy Birthday Patrick

by Christopher Adams

Yesterday’s air sucked out, tidied and smoothed for re-use.

- Length: 7 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 8 Comments

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