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by Troy Keller

Stephen tells me the wrinkles methodology is a hoax...

- Length: 4 pages

- Age Rating: U

- 27 Comments

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The Wicker Husband

by Ursula Wills-Jones

When the ugly girl decides to find herself a husband she has no idea what she’s letting herself in for.

- Length: 14 pages

- Age Rating: 15

- 356 Comments

Pythias

by Frederik Pohl

I deliberately shot to death Laurence Connaught. So they mean to execute me. Especially because Laurence Connaught had saved my life.

- Length: 6 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 18 Comments

The Tunnel Under The World

by Frederik Pohl

A classic satirical look at consumerism. On the morning of June 15th, Guy Burckhardt wakes up screaming.

- Length: 34 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 30 Comments

The Shadow and the Flash

by Jack London

The story of a destructive rivalry between two brilliant scientists.

- Length: 16 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 25 Comments

The Knights of Arthur

by Frederik Pohl

In a devastated world, a group of men travel to New York, with something special in a suitcase.

- Length: 51 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 11 Comments

The Day of the Boomer Dukes

by Frederik Pohl

Foraminifera 9 is bored, bored, bored - and what better way to relieve boredom than a trip back in time?

- Length: 21 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 6 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

- 8 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

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