“Jimmy’s Roadside Cafe” is a 2008 science fiction short story by Ramsey Shehadeh. It is about a man who builds a ramshackle cafe on an interstate median after a deadly plague.
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“O One” is a 2003 science fiction short story by Chris Roberson. It is about the chief computator, in an alternate history China, who is challenged by a new computing engine.
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“A Sound of Thunder” is a 1952 science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury. It is about a man who travels back in time to hunt a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
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“Aristotle OS” is a 2007 science fiction short story by Tony Ballantyne. It is about a man who’s computer operating system constructs an alternate reality.
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“Boxed” is a 2004 science fiction short story by Will McIntosh. It is about a woman whose brain is serving time in solitary confinement.
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“Small Moments in Time” is a 2004 science fiction short story by John G. Hemry. It is about a time traveling man working in turn-of-the-century Kansas, and the horrible secret he discovers there.
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“Sergeant Chip” is a 2004 science fiction novella by Bradley Denton. It is about a military dog who has a special ability to communicate with his handler.
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“The Hunted Heroes” is a 1956 science fiction short story by Robert Silverberg. It is about a team of uranium miners who are captured by a madman on Mars.
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“Anda’s Game” is a 2004 science fiction novelette by Cory Doctorow. It is about a twelve year old girl who belongs to The Fahrenheits - an exclusive all girl organization in an online game.
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“Distant Replay” is a 2007 science fiction short story by Mike Resnick. It is about an elderly man who meets a woman that looks and acts exactly like his deceased wife.
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“They’re Made Out of Meat” is a 1991 science fiction short story by Terry Bisson. It is about a couple of alien scouts who discuss the new race they have discovered.
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“Nightfall” is a 1941 science fiction novella by Isaac Asimov. It is about a newspaperman who witnesses the last hours of sunlight from an observatory on the planet Lagash.
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“Book Scouts of the Galactic Rim” is a 2007 science fiction short story by Jason Sanford. It is about a man who collects first edition science fiction novels, and the two amazing people he meets along the way.
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“All Seated on the Ground” is a 2007 science fiction novella by Connie Willis. It is about a woman who is part of an investigation into the glaring aliens that have landed in Denver.
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“Birdwatcher” is a 2008 science fiction short story by Garth Upshaw. It is about a teenaged boy who witnesses the arrival of aliens bearing gifts.
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