Abyss & Apex now has flash fiction – and it’s always had poetry! Who knew? Not me. But now I do, and so do you!
continue reading "Flash Fiction Friday: Connected Hair and Unconnected Heads"

Today I present a couple of fun stories from 365 Tomorrows – one of which has excellent writing! Can you guess which one it is?
continue reading "Flash Fiction Friday: Garbage Bots and Non-Historical Husbands"

Flash Fiction Online: That amazing web site where you can read very short stories online!
continue reading "Flash Fiction Friday: Destructive Lights and Confusing Interviews"

More flash-fictiony goodness from our friends Down Under at AntipodeanSF!
continue reading "Flash Fiction Friday: Pirates and Snakes"

365 Tomorrows: That great web site where you can read… well, 365 stories about, you know – tomorrow!
continue reading "Flash Fiction Friday: Anatomical Generosity and Smart Pilgrims"

Today we’re back to the web site that is quickly becoming one of my favorites – Flash Fiction Online.
continue reading "Flash Fiction Friday: Amazing Weapons and Dangerous Bait"

Hidey-ho web neighbors! Today we’ll be exploring a couple of very short stories from Australia’s flash fiction site AntipodeanSF.
continue reading "Flash Fiction Friday: Modern Women and Ancient Fish"

Today we are back to the site which delivers a very short science fiction story each day: 365tomorrows.com!
continue reading "Flash Fiction Friday: Cheaters and Moochers"

Today we return to the awesome Flash Fiction Online for two more very funny science fiction stories.
continue reading "Flash Fiction Friday: Battle Champions and Robot Butts"

Today we go down under for two flash fiction stories from the Australian web site Antipodean SF.
continue reading "Flash Fiction Friday: Designer Skirts and Alien Abductions"

Today I present two flash fiction stories from the web site New Scientist. Usually the flash fiction stories I read are written by up-and-coming authors, but these are by a couple of very well known science fiction writers: Stephen Baxter and Paul McAuley!
continue reading "Flash Fiction Friday: Answers and Actions for Humanity"

A couple of excellent stories from the very cool web site 365 Tomorrows.
continue reading "Flash Fiction Friday: Time Monsters and World-Changing Computers"

Today I return to the excellent web site Flash Fiction Online to recommend two more of their science fiction stories.
continue reading "Flash Fiction Friday: Loud Musicians and Humble Robots"

Today I present a trio of cool little stories from the excellent flash fiction web site SmokeLong Quarterly.
continue reading "Flash Fiction Friday: Astronaut Girls, Modern Monsters and Love Equations"

Today I present you with a couple of really short stories from the very cleverly designed web site Adam Maxwell’s Fiction Lounge.
continue reading "Flash Fiction Friday: Zombie Workers and Invention Revenge"

Today I present you with two short science fiction stories from the very cool site Flash Fiction Online.
continue reading "Flash Fiction Friday: Fallen Planets and Classical Interruptions"

Today I present you with a couple of funny stories from the great SF flash fiction site Antipodean SF.
continue reading "Flash Fiction Friday: Bowling Robots and Crazy Gnomes"

Today I present 2 fun flash fiction stories from the excellent web site 365 Tomorrows.
continue reading "Flash Fiction Friday: Robot Doctors and Exobiologists"

“Evil Robot Monkey” is a 2008 science fiction short story by Mary Robinette Kowal. It is about a clay molding chimp whose implant makes him more than an animal but less than a human.

continue reading "Evil Robot Monkey by Mary Robinette Kowal"

“Just Before Recess” is a 2008 science fiction short story by James Van Pelt. It is about a boy who finds a small sun in his school desk.

continue reading "Just Before Recess by James Van Pelt"