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Eternity is 20 Seconds Long

by Paul Trembling

They would have the time of their lives. A long time.

- Length: 3 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 67 Comments

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The Wrinkles

by Troy Keller

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

- Length: 4 pages

- Age Rating: U

- 27 Comments

Advance Directive

by Jamie Brindle

My name is John Price AD, and I have to decide if someone lives or dies.

- Length: 12 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 25 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

- 3 Comments

Falls The Shadow

by George Anthony

A historian is given the chance to run very realistic simulations of the past.

- Length: 47 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 16 Comments

Happy Birthday Patrick

by Christopher Adams

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

- Length: 7 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 4 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

- 9 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

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