Cucumber Gravy is a 2001 novelette written by Susan Palwick about a marijuana dealer that also takes care of cucumber shaped aliens.
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“Mouse” is a 1949 science fiction short story by Fredric Brown. It is about a small vessel that lands on Earth carrying a tiny but dangerous occupant.
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"The Radiant Car Thy Sparrows Drew" is a 2009 science fiction short story by Catherynne M. Valente. It is about a famous Documentarian who goes to Venus to film strange, sea-dwelling life forms.
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Epinikion, a 2011 short story by Desmond Warzel, is about a “cleaner” that travels to planets after a battle to clean up the bodies.
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"Blood Child" by Octavia E. Butler is a science fiction short story based around an alien world run by a race of insect like creatures called the Tlic who use humans as hosts to lay eggs inside them to reproduce. The story focuses on the relationship a young man named Gan, whose family has been “adopted”, has with T’Gatoi a high ranking female with the Tlic government.
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"Turquoise Days" is a 2002 science fiction novella by Alastair Reynolds. It is about a woman whose swim with ocean dwelling aliens causes dramatic changes in her life.
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The Observer by Kristine Kathryn Rusch is a story about a woman that fought in an alien war and the interesting side effects she has because of the type of soldier she was.
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"The World That Couldn’t Be" is a 1958 science fiction novelette by Clifford D. Simak. It is about a farmer who tries to save his crops by hunting a very dangerous alien beast.
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Here is a list of my favorite short alien stories and where you can find them.
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“Attention, People of Earth” is a 2009 science fiction short story by Paul Simms. It is about a strange message to humans from an alien species – letting us know what to expect when they arrive.
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"The Pyrophylic Saurian" is a 1970 science fiction novelette by Howard L. Myers. It is about a band of space criminals who discover a secret mother-lode on a classified planet.
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"Has Anyone Here Seen Kelly?" is a 1954 science fiction short story by Kenneth O’Hara, a.k.a. Bryce Walton. It is about a man who tries a desperate ploy to shake his crew mates out of an overly long communal slumber.
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"Farewell to the Master" is a 1940 science fiction novella by Harry Bates. It is about a powerful robot whose master is killed while visiting Earth.
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“What Makes The Grass Grow” written by David Monette is a phenomenal short story about a warrior who arrives for battle on an alien planet.  His battle suit keeps him alive after a crash landing, but now the bugs are coming…
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"In the Late December" is a 2003 science fiction short story by Greg van Eekhout. It is about how Santa Claus battles the heat death of the universe by giving out gifts to any life form he can find.
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I am constantly intrigued by all the nuclear-fueled rhetoric between the USA and Iran. This awesome little story expands on that premise – and throws in a few aliens to make things even more interesting!
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"The Reluctant Weapon" is a 1952 science fiction short story by Howard L. Myers. It is about an ancient weapon of mass destruction that just wants to live in peace!
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"The Fermi Paradox Is Our Business Model" is a 2010 science fiction short story by Charlie Jane Anders. It is about a couple of aliens who are searching the galaxy for dead-but-profitable civilizations.
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“Gorilla My Dreams” is a 2009 science fiction novelette by David Brin. It is about an uplifted dolphin and chimp who must make a treacherous journey to ensure the safety of humankind.
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“Duel on Syrtis” is a 1951 science fiction short story by Poul William Anderson. It is about a renowned hunter who goes to Mars to try and bag a trophy Martian.
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