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Dawn Theocratis has been stuck for years. Her career is paused, her heart is stone and her dreams no longer breathe. Enter Bredmeyer Deed, co-worker.
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"The Tomb of the Pontifex Dvorn" is a 2011 science fiction novelette by Robert Silverberg. It is about an historian and an archaeologist on an alien world who make a tremendously important discovery.
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Ellie Simmons lost the love of her life, her husband Daniel. And now, two years later, baby Daniel is born — a clone of the man she lost.
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"A Vector Alphabet of Interstellar Travel" is a 2011 science fiction short story by Yoon Ha Lee. It is about several different alien species and how they view space travel.
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"Making My Entrance Again With My Usual Flair" is a 2011 science fiction short story by Ken Scholes. It is about an out-of-work clown who transports a strange monkey across the country.
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"Earth Hour" is a 2011 science fiction short story by Ken MacLeod. It is about a rich, despised man who is being stalked by a futuristic assassin.
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This is a guest post by Sarah Petersen

“Hello,” Said the Gun is a 2011 science fiction short story written by Jay Lake. The story is about a 12 year old girl who finds a talking gun in an old oak tree, it explores the issues of trust and survival.
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"Or We Will All Hang Separately" is a 2010 science fiction novelette by Nancy Jane Moore. It is about a small group of native Americans who travel to a future Los Alamos laboratories to investigate strange readings.
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[Editor's Note: Author Sam Best has forwarded me some information about his latest SF short story, so I am passing it on to you. While this story sounds cool, please remember that I have not read it. If you give it a try let me know what you thought of it!]

“A Dream of Waking” is a short story written by Sam Best that takes place in a distant future where sleep is no longer necessary, as long as you have enough money. Unsuspecting space travelers are captured and entombed in plastic life-support coffins, forced to sleep all but two minutes of every year. Their dream-energy is harvested and sold to the masses, allowing the highest bidder to remain awake indefinitely.
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"Thief of Futures" is a 2011 science fiction short story by D. Thomas Minton. It is about a specialized thief who comes out of retirement for a high paying job.
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The True Darkness is a 2010 short story by Pamela Sargent, about an odd power failure that frightens a couple in their home.
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The Nearest Thing by Genevieve Valentine is a 2011 short story about a man trying to create Artificial Intelligence.
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"Join" is a 2011 science fiction short story by Liz Coleman. It is about a man who has a romantic relationship with some aliens that are invading our solar system!
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The Mad Scientist’s Daughter is a 2010 short story by Theodora Goss about the daughters of several famous madmen we are all familiar with.
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"Time Considered as a Series of Thermite Burns in No Particular Order" is a 2011 science fiction short story by Damien Broderick. It is about a husband and wife team who travel through time to help prevent disastrous events from occurring.
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"The Faithful Soldier, Prompted" is a 2010 science fiction short story by Saladin Ahmed. It is about a former soldier who make a dangerous trip to post-apocalyptic Cairo to get medicine for his wife.
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Hey… that’s me! I know… I’m doing a bit of self-congratulatory plugging of my own story here – but hey, you can do that when you own the blog!
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[Editor's Note:] Welcome to the weekend! British author Tim Verba has informed me of his latest SF short story – so I’m informing you. I haven’t read this story, but it sounds really cool! Let us know what you think of it.

"The cuckoo and the Nth dimension" by Tim Verba – a short story of 11,000 words.
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[Editor's Note:] Happy Thursday! Here is some more author-provided information that I thought I would pass on to you – this time from author Nicholas J. Carter. While this story sounds intriguing please keep in mind that I haven’t read it. If you end up reading it please let us know what you thought.

I’m excited to share the news about my latest release, Jam Don’t Shake, a surprising and humorous dystopian novelette.
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Author C.E.L. Welsh has notified me of his new science fiction short story – so I thought I would pass along the information to you.
continue reading "A.I. Trigger by C.E.L. Welsh"