Zombie Nights    by Tom Lichtenberg
Price: Free! 17900 words. Language: English. Published on March 11, 2010. Fiction » Science fiction » General.
(3.73 from 33 reviews)
Being a zombie, not so easy. That could have been Dave Connor's six word memoir. "At first he couldn't remember how he'd ended up in that shallow grave; he just knew it was hell to claw his way out, and that the taste of its dirt would remain in his mouth for the rest of his time on this earth" ... Expect the unexpected in this existential resurrection thriller.

We Don’t Plummet Out of the Sky Anymore    by M. David Blake
Price: Free! 6050 words. Language: English. Published on April 6, 2010. Fiction » Science fiction » General.
(4.22 from 51 reviews)
"If I were editing a magazine I would be seriously considering buying this story for publication—but I'm not, so I can't. Sorry." — Bruce Bethke, author of "Cyberpunk" and Headcrash . . . Stan wanted a flying car. No, that wasn't quite accurate... Stan wanted a nice flying car, and the quantities of bliss that purchase would bring. Stan desired bliss. Fortunately, Bliss also desired Stan.

Jigglers: Aremac A Century Later    by Gerald M. Weinberg
Price: $0.99 USD. 11470 words. Language: English. Published on August 20, 2010. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Sci-Fi & fantasy.
Finally, after 100 years, Roger Fixman explains to his grandson the great secret of Jigglers, Inc., the company that Aremac built and the riches it made for Roger and Tess.

Death Ray Butterfly    by Tom Lichtenberg
Price: Free! 19440 words. Language: English. Published on April 10, 2010. Fiction » Science fiction » General.
(4.00 from 10 reviews)
Inspector Stanley Mole doesn't mind a hard case, but things have gotten out of hand. There's a killer who escapes to a parallel universe, a frozen caveman with a bullet in his skull, a woman who claims to have witnessed her own murder, a toddler assassin, time-traveling dictators, and subatomic-particle sniffing butterflies. For Mole, this time more than just his reputation is on the line.

Blue Haired Alien Girlfriend    by John H. Carroll
Price: $0.99 USD. 6000 words. Language: English. Published on November 27, 2010. Fiction » Science fiction » General.
(4.56 from 9 reviews)
Blue Haired Alien Girlfriend is a stand alone short story. Joshua is a manager at FishBurgers who walks home alone every evening. One night, he comes across an unusual blue-haired woman sitting on a bench. He's thrown for a loop when she tells him where she's from, but he doesn't mind. Sometimes love can be a little quirky, sometimes it can be a lot quirky.

Major Science Fiction Anthologies - A Brief History    by Blue Tyson
Price: Free! 8550 words. Language: English. Published on May 14, 2010. Nonfiction » Reference » Publishing and books.
Plenty has been written about the decline of the short story, anthology and collection, and when you read some older books they have been saying the same thing for decades, even in the first issue of Asimov's magazine in 1977. I have also seen Gardner Dozois write about the acceleration of the 'lack of memory' of past science fiction work. Not too surprising perhaps with the pace of change. I h

Test Pilot    by John H. Carroll
Price: $0.99 USD. 5990 words. Language: English. Published on December 24, 2010. Fiction » Science fiction » General.
(4.00 from 4 reviews)
Gregg Johnson was a test pilot in the Skull Squadron where death was the only retirement benefit. XOXO-13 was the designation for an experimental spaceship Gregg named Hugs and Kisses. When a tiny thing goes wrong in space, it becomes a very large thing. As usual, it had flaws, but would they be fatal?

Second Honeymoon    by Mark Souza
Price: Free! 5570 words. Language: English. Published on December 19, 2011. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.
(5.00 from 3 reviews)
When Jack Duncan finds out his wife changed the terms of her life insurance policy, he’s not a happy man. Instead of a cash payout, he gets a clone. His wife is back and all his planning has gone for naught.

Healthy or Else    by A.B.R.
Price: Free! 5210 words. Language: English. Published on June 18, 2010. Fiction » Science fiction » General.
(4.33 from 3 reviews)
A speculative satire about the health care industries assuming dictatorial powers in a recognizable near future society. Healthy or Else tells the story of one family's brush with the health care regime and what happens to these good people. The trends are in play; the future may not be as far away as you think.

Reckoning    by Mark Jacobs
Price: Free! 3210 words. Language: English. Published on December 20, 2009. Fiction » Science fiction » General.
(4.25 from 8 reviews)
Humans have evolved to their present form in a few million years. And they have risen to prominence in just a few thousand; a mere speck in earth’s unfathomable timeline. Are we the first to gaze into the heavens contemplating our fate? Here, I present a short tale pondering the shortcomings of sentience. Once upon a time, sixty-five million two hundred and forty-two thousand years ago...