“A Jar Of Goodwill” is a 2010 science fiction novelette by Tobias S. Buckell. It is about a specially trained human who takes a very risky job in hopes that it will pay off big.

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For today’s edition of Flash Fiction Friday we head on back to that site which gives us a free Science Fiction short story every day of the year – 365 Tomorrows.

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“Four Horsemen, at Their Leisure” is a 2010 speculative fiction short story by Richard Parks. It is about what the Four Horsemen of The Apocalypse do after they destroy all life on Earth.

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“Rescue Party” is a 1946 science fiction novelette by Arthur C. Clarke. It is about an alien exploration ship sent to rescue the last of humankind before the sun goes supernova.

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“Sublimation Angels” is a 2009 science fiction novella by Jason Sanford. It is about a set of special twins on a frozen world where manipulated humans, overbearing AIs and mysterious energy aliens live in a tenuous harmony.

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Now that I am back on board with more flash fiction, I decided to return Down Under to AntiSF for some more great short stories.

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“A Pail of Air” is a 1951 science fiction short story by Fritz Leiber. It is about a family living on an Earth so cold that the atmosphere has been frozen.

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Wow – it has been almost 3 months since my last Flash Fiction Friday posting! I figured it was time to get back into it again, so let’s start the ball rolling once more with a pair of stories from the excellent Flash Fiction Online.

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The Encyclopedists is part 2 of the first Foundation novel. It is here that we get our first glimpse of life on Terminus, the planet on the edge of the galaxy chosen to be the home of the Foundation.

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