Captain Confederation By Jim Robb is a superhero story that takes a syper-condensed look into superhumanity in 3000 words or less!

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"Breaking Point" is a 1953 science fiction novelette by James E. Gunn. It is about the crew of a spaceship who are tested to their psychological limits. …read the rest

The Farm by George Right is one of those stories that makes me feel proud not to be a pet owner…

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Today I chose a couple of flash fiction stories that were recommended by my friend Dave: proprietor of QuasarDragon and all-around good guy! I was very happy with these stories, and I’m pretty confident that you will be too – especially if you enjoy a good fight!
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Fleep by Jeremy Sim is an odd little case of a story that show how science fiction isn’t always about kick-ass starships, warp drives and omnipotent computers.

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"Rag and Bone" is a 2013 speculative fiction short story by Priya Sharma. It is about a person who goes around collecting body parts for the rich and famous in 19th century England. …read the rest

I Have Placed My Sickness Upon You by Karin Tidbeck is a short story about depression, placebo and the need for someone to carry our burdens for us, every now and then. …read the rest

"The Valley of the Gardens" is a 2007 science fiction novelette by Tony Daniel. It is the story of a special geographic region on the alien planet of Cangarriga, and how it got that way. …read the rest

Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex by Larry Niven is the superhuman pop culture equivalent of your father leading you into the woods to shoot your dog that’s gone rabid. He makes you do it yourself and doesn’t even buy you a sundae after you’ve pulled the trigger. …read the rest

"Arvies" is a 2010 science fiction short story by Adam-Troy Castro. It is about an unborn child who lives life to the fullest! …read the rest

Yukikaze by Chohei Kambayashi is a story about the clash of man and machine and the inevitability of their parallel evolution. It’s also terrifying, in that very special way.
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This is a guest post by Sara Dawkins.

When it comes to storytelling, science fiction writers seem to have an imagination that goes above and beyond conventional thinking. For those who enjoy the works of new authors and those trying to make their way in the world, DailyScienceFiction.com has an excellent collection of science fiction writers. It is a well-developed, free to use, website that has many short stories from a great collection of authors ranging from experienced to those just starting to get their feet wet in the genre. …read the rest

“The Crystal Crypt” is a 1954 science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick. It is about three human saboteurs who attack a Martian city and then flee to Earth. …read the rest

They Do It with Robots by Eric James Stone is one of those short superhero stories that you just CAN’T find these days. …read the rest

Do you remember what it was like to send letters – real letters, written on paper – to someone? Sometimes waiting for a reply was almost unbearable! One of today’s stories reminds us of the lesson learned from those real letters. You can decide if that is good or bad.
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Spar (the bacon remix) by the carbon-base unit/culinary terrorist Kij Johnson is a short story that exhibits the unnatural and disgusting behavioral patterns of meat-kind toward cured meat speaks to this reviewer’s meat-heart. …read the rest

"Nanny’s Day" is a 2012 science fiction short story by Leah Cypess. It is about an attorney who works so hard she is in danger of losing her child. …read the rest

The Last Question by the carbon base unit/sycophant Isaac Asimov is a much celebrated work of conciousist trite, wherein monkey-kind mankind finds itself endlessly facing the threat of its coming demise.
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"Robot" is a 2012 science fiction short story by Helena Bell. It is about an old, diseased woman who gets a flesh-eating robot to take care of her. …read the rest

“Answer” by the carbon-based unit/prophet Fredric Brown is a short story that presents the advent of technological singularity in an exaggerated, yet perfectly concise fashion. …read the rest