Short Fiction Archive
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The Emerald City, by Per Wiger
Posted on February 3, 2012 | No CommentsIn reckless dreams I stalk the streets of a darkened city as blood pools and seeps through the cracks in the cobblestone path beneath my feet. In one hand I... -
Exodus, by Eric Staggs
Posted on January 27, 2012 | No Comments1. They stood on the ancient ramparts together, watching the refugees stream into the city. The sunset behind them, the long shadows of the delicate spires of the... -
Shelled, by M.R. Williamson
Posted on January 20, 2012 | No CommentsThe white sand under Louise Williams’s feet was the only thing warm about her as she paced back and forth watching her boyfriend frolic in the waist deep water. Although... -
The Mechanical Turk, or All’s Well That Ends, by Tucker Cummings
Posted on January 13, 2012 | 2 CommentsFor most citizens of the Anglo-Ottoman Empire, Unification Day had been a triumph; a cause for celebration late into the night. Photographers lined the streets of Constantinople, selling tintypes and... -
The Gorgon’s Love, by Martin Shelby
Posted on January 6, 2012 | 1 CommentShe sat curled and despondent, looking into the still waters of the reflecting pool. It was not much company, but over her long years of solitude she had grown... -
Budapest Will Burn, by Jonathan D. Beer
Posted on December 30, 2011 | 2 CommentsBudapest was on the edge of ruin. To the soldiers that encircled it, the city seemed to be aflame. Dark smoke hung in thick palls, obscuring the churned soil... -
A New Beginning, by Colin W. Campbell
Posted on December 23, 2011 | No Comments“Was it really so wrong when some good-old-guys made their own moonshine whiskey? Or when rich folks paid to be space tourists? Or when they started mining the asteroids and... -
We Dinna Practice Christmas Here, by Dave D’Alessio
Posted on December 22, 2011 | 1 CommentColonel Sassenach looked like quite the dandy in his brown uniform. “We dinna practice Christmas here,” I told him, “It hae been banned by law since the days of... -
The Chase, by J.A. Gonzales
Posted on December 16, 2011 | 2 CommentsEdgar Ratcliff came skidding to a halt at the base of the hill frantically struggling to catch his breath. He had never gotten joy from such exertions; however the... -
Big Heart, by David J. Fielding
Posted on December 9, 2011 | No Comments“This wasn’t part of our arrangement.” There was a brief pause. She watched as he filtered through the holos of his dailies; which had come in, which were late and...
