“Postmark Ganymede” is a 1957 science fiction short story by Robert Silverberg. It is about a former military officer who must now deliver the mail to one of Jupiter’s moons.

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“Something Wicked This Way Plumbs” is a 2007 science fiction short story by Vylar Kaftan. It is about an alien that employs a very strange technique to catch its dinner!

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This is a guest post by Justin Macumber.
“Crystal Nights” is a 2008 science fiction novelette by Greg Egan. It is about a man of great wealth and ambition who wants to not only be the creator of artificial intelligence, but also its master.

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If you enjoy reading very short science fiction stories, and would like to read one every day then be sure to check out 365 Tomorrows – in fact, here are 2 to get you started.

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“Pirates of the Crimson Sands” is a 2009 science fiction short story by Justin Macumber. It is about a young pirate captain who takes her floating ship to obtain some very valuable cargo.

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In today’s edition of our “end-of-the-week review of super short stories” we return to the wonderful Flash Fiction Online for a couple of stories with surprising endings!

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“Conquistador de la Noche” is a 2009 science fiction novelette by Carrie Vaughn. It is about an ancient Spanish soldier who discovers the “other riches” of the New World.

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Our friends from Australia provide some darn entertaining stories in this week’s edition of Flash Fiction Friday!

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This is a guest post by Raz Greenberg.
“Snow, Glass, Apples” is a 1994 short fantasy story by Neil Gaiman. It tells the all-too familiar fairy tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves from a fresh perspective – that of the Snow White’s stepmother.

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Abyss & Apex now has flash fiction – and it’s always had poetry! Who knew? Not me. But now I do, and so do you!

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“The Shangri-La Affair” is a 2009 science fiction short story by Lavie Tidhar. It is about a special agent who travels to Southeast Asia to find a unique virus engineered to bring peace.

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Today I present a couple of fun stories from 365 Tomorrows – one of which has excellent writing! Can you guess which one it is?

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“Happy Birthday, Niatti” is a 2009 science fiction novelette by Raz Greenberg. It is about a girl who rebels against her mother’s illegal activities by joining the opposing Coalition forces that her father belonged to.

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Flash Fiction Online: That amazing web site where you can read very short stories online!

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“Down on the Farm” is a 2008 science fiction novelette by Charles Stross. It is about a special agent who goes to a mental institution to investigate a strange plea for help.

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More flash-fictiony goodness from our friends Down Under at AntipodeanSF!

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“The Hated” is a 1958 science fiction short story by Frederik Pohl (writing as Paul Flehr). It is about an astronaut who has returned from Mars and the psychological problems he is trying to work out.

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Happy Holidays everybody!
I’ll be taking a break from blogging for a couple of weeks while I celebrate the holiday season with my family and do some gaming with my friends. I’ll be back in January with more science fiction short story reviews and Flash Fiction Fridays.
See you then,
-Rusty

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“Death and Suffrage” is a 2002 science fiction novelette by Dale Bailey. It is about a Presidential campaign manager who begins to doubt his abilities in the midst of a zombie-induced re-vote.

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Happy 2nd birthday to me and my web site! Yep, two years ago today was the start of all the fun and mayhem that is known as BestScienceFictionStories.com. It has been a good and fun two years. Feel free to bake me a cake (I like chocolate), buy me a gift (I [...]

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