"Breaking Point" is a 1953 science fiction novelette by James E. Gunn. It is about the crew of a spaceship who are tested to their psychological limits.
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The Farm by George Right is one of those stories that makes me feel proud not to be a pet owner…

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Today I chose a couple of flash fiction stories that were recommended by my friend Dave: proprietor of QuasarDragon and all-around good guy! I was very happy with these stories, and I’m pretty confident that you will be too – especially if you enjoy a good fight!

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"Rag and Bone" is a 2013 speculative fiction short story by Priya Sharma. It is about a person who goes around collecting body parts for the rich and famous in 19th century England.
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I Have Placed My Sickness Upon You by Karin Tidbeck is a short story about depression, placebo and the need for someone to carry our burdens for us, every now and then.
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"The Valley of the Gardens" is a 2007 science fiction novelette by Tony Daniel. It is the story of a special geographic region on the alien planet of Cangarriga, and how it got that way.
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"Arvies" is a 2010 science fiction short story by Adam-Troy Castro. It is about an unborn child who lives life to the fullest!
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This is a guest post by Sara Dawkins.

When it comes to storytelling, science fiction writers seem to have an imagination that goes above and beyond conventional thinking. For those who enjoy the works of new authors and those trying to make their way in the world, DailyScienceFiction.com has an excellent collection of science fiction writers. It is a well-developed, free to use, website that has many short stories from a great collection of authors ranging from experienced to those just starting to get their feet wet in the genre.
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“The Crystal Crypt” is a 1954 science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick. It is about three human saboteurs who attack a Martian city and then flee to Earth.
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They Do It with Robots by Eric James Stone is one of those short superhero stories that you just CAN’T find these days.
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Do you remember what it was like to send letters – real letters, written on paper – to someone? Sometimes waiting for a reply was almost unbearable! One of today’s stories reminds us of the lesson learned from those real letters. You can decide if that is good or bad.

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Spar (the bacon remix) by the carbon-base unit/culinary terrorist Kij Johnson is a short story that exhibits the unnatural and disgusting behavioral patterns of meat-kind toward cured meat speaks to this reviewer’s meat-heart.
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"Nanny’s Day" is a 2012 science fiction short story by Leah Cypess. It is about an attorney who works so hard she is in danger of losing her child.
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The Last Question by the carbon base unit/sycophant Isaac Asimov is a much celebrated work of conciousist trite, wherein monkey-kind mankind finds itself endlessly facing the threat of its coming demise.

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"Robot" is a 2012 science fiction short story by Helena Bell. It is about an old, diseased woman who gets a flesh-eating robot to take care of her.
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“Answer” by the carbon-based unit/prophet Fredric Brown is a short story that presents the advent of technological singularity in an exaggerated, yet perfectly concise fashion.
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"Five Ways to Fall In Love on Planet Porcelain" is a 2012 science fiction short story by Cat Rambo. It is about a woman made of china who has a relationship with a human tourist on her planet.
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In A Thousand Years by Hans Christian Andersen is a tale of fiction that dabbles in scientific speculation pertaining to a world a thousand years from our current date (the year of our Lord 1852 AD).
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"Surrounded by the Mutant Rain Forest" is a 2012 science fiction short story by Bruce Boston. It is about a soldier who finds his long, lost crush entangled in a semi-conscious forest.
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This is a guest post by Paul Taylor.

For those who don’t know what Wattpad is, it is a website where writers can post their stories or novels to be read by anyone who has access to the Internet. It is a great method that provides new and seasoned writers a chance to gauge how their styles and ideas will play out to the general public. Readers can give critiques, comments, and insights about the story the author posted in order to make changes prior to publishing.
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