The Giving Plague    by David Brin
Price: Free! 7300 words. Language: English. Published on May 26, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Hard sci-fi.
(4.00 from 1 review)
Not all villains succeed at being evil. Not all diseases deserve the word plague. Fate can be ironic indeed. The chilling short story, The Giving Plague, follows microbiologist Forry, a self-proclaimed cynic, as he encounters a virus transmitted by blood donations that could alter humanity for good, forcing him to wrestle with his own inner demons.

Robotto    by Jaap Boekestein
Price: Free! 2350 words. Language: Dutch. Published on January 6, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.
Het is de tijd dat het leven op de Veranderde Aarde alleen maar verliezers kent. En soms, heel soms, een enkele -soort van- winnaar.

On the Great Wall of Texas    by Harry Heyoka
You set the price! 1130 words. Language: English. Published on May 24, 2009. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.
(4.29 from 7 reviews)
In 2045 a sergeant shows a young draftee the ropes of guarding the Mexican border, explaining how the Wall came to be built and why they are there. This is a short-short story, for general audiences, set very early in Harry Heyoka's all-too-plausible Spiral's Realms future history.

The Bones of the Sea    by Pippa Jay
Price: Free! 3390 words. Language: English. Published on May 16, 2011. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.
(4.88 from 8 reviews)
The Bones of the Sea - a scifi short story. Myasi has been contracted to destroy an obstruction in the shallow seas of Ulto Marinos. But her attempt to do so reveals something more beneath the surface ...

Clones    by Ryan Somma
Price: Free! 29110 words. Language: English. Published on January 18, 2011. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.
(4.00 from 3 reviews)
How would you raise yourself? Your cloned child is a mirror, simultaneously reflecting who you are and what you might have been. It's potential was your potential. Can your clone achieve those dreams that fell to the wayside in your own life, or is it doomed to repeat your mistakes?

Expiration Date    by Jeff Thomason
Price: $0.99 USD. 3190 words. Language: English. Published on October 29, 2010. Fiction » Science fiction » General.
(3.50 from 2 reviews)
When one thinks of a time machine, he imagines all the exotic adventures he could take. But what if a large firm were to get their hands on one and let its legal and compliance department have a say? How could they foul up a perfectly wonderful invention? One man is about to find out.

The Necromouser    by Mary E. Lowd
Price: $1.29 USD. 2670 words. Language: English. Published on August 9, 2010. Fiction » Science fiction » General.
(4.75 from 8 reviews)
An angry cat discovers the techno-mystical ability to raise mice from the dead.

White Pine    by F. J. Mackelroy
Price: Free! 1570 words. Language: English. Published on May 10, 2010. Fiction » Literature » Literary.
(3.00 from 1 review)
As his world and plans disintegrate, will the north woods be enough to heal one man’s pain? A short-short story of the future, past, and present.

Letting Go    by Jaleta Clegg
Price: Free! 2140 words. Language: English. Published on September 11, 2010. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.
(5.00 from 3 reviews)
If you could keep your loved ones forever, would you? Susan must choose whether to watch her mother slowly fade away or preserve her.

Horror Vacui    by Amanda Cale
Price: Free! 8000 words. Language: English. Published on April 9, 2012. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Sci-Fi & fantasy.
121-31-986... 121-31-986... In an infinite universe, people can only do so much to fill the empty spaces. Three stories of solitary wandering lead the people within to purposes they never imagined before.