Brother Mine - #2 in The Forgotten Shelters Series    by Dee Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 11860 words. Language: English. Published on February 10, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.
2nd story in The Forgotten Shelters series. Whatever happened to those bomb shelters built in the 50's & 60's. Are they now just fruit cellars or wine cellars? Have they really been forgotten? Brother Mine tells the story of one possibility of how those old bomb shelters may now be used.

Cocoon Master    by Leo Elsinger
Price: $1.49 USD. 9380 words. Language: English. Published on February 10, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.
In a not so far away future, right on this planet Earth, lives Rekmet, member of the mantis-like race that conquered the earth. Rekmet is cocoon master, and one of the best. But his performance is less than adequate these days, because his wife is on a space trip - and the ship has not contacted Earth for too many days.

Obsolete Protection    by David J. Agostine
Price: Free! 4030 words. Language: English. Published on February 10, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.
The year is 2044 and it is a grim time in America. Hundreds of California refugees are dead and Commander Marcus Adario finds himself jobless and outcast from society. Can an obsolete protection officer find a reason to go on living in a world where society rewards and punishes people by casting “Positive” and “Negative” votes on the Cloud? Perhaps this despised hero has one more adventure left.

Cómo asesiné al presidente    by Hank Ware
Price: Free! 1770 words. Language: Spanish. Published by PÚLPito  on February 10, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.
Misión: Asesinar al presidente. Heramientas: Una elipse en el tiempo, una silla funcional y un arma. Una comedia "ácida" de viajes en el tiempo, magnicidios y locura.

Delightfully Twisted Tales: Family Antimatters (Volume Six)    by Nicky Drayden
Price: Free! 4810 words. Language: English. Published on February 10, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.
Two sisters spend an ordinary day together dodging tentacled aliens, a new mother puts her blood, sweat, tears, and bones into a nursery for her wee one, and a foul-mouthed golddigger gets more than she bargains for with an antimatter diamond engagement ring. This delightfully twisted collection of three short stories is easily devoured in one sitting and will leave you hungry for more.

Delightfully Twisted Tales: Love and Other Filthy Habits (Volume Five)    by Nicky Drayden
Price: $0.99 USD. 7810 words. Language: English. Published on February 9, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.
A lonely zombie gets one last chance at romance, a mother's love comes in an unexpected form, a teacher holds onto hope for her pupils despite the ills that threaten their way of life, and a cruise director navigates treacherous temptations amidst the seas of time.

Distant Machines    by Simon John Cox
Price: $1.44 USD. 11140 words. Language: English. Published on February 9, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.
Three short stories that speculate about the distant machines that may or may not influence mankind's future.

Zev's Destiny    by Kira Bacal
Price: Free! 3120 words. Language: English. Published on February 8, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.
A heroic prophecy must be a good thing, right? ...Right?

Look What the Cat Dragged In    by Kira Bacal
Price: Free! 3610 words. Language: English. Published on February 8, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.
Beware of entertaining angels unaware...

Mars or Bust: An Admonitory Fable    by Kira Bacal
Price: Free! 1590 words. Language: English. Published on February 8, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.
A very quick (and cynical) peek into what might have happened to derail the 1970's US space program.