futuristic stories long stories pick of the month Simon Renaka Friday, April 26, 2024 The Mile by Simon Renaka <i>Norman purchases a mute companion that only wants to please him.</i><br><br>I was chosen. He knew <i>I</i> was better than the others. The best. I had been on display for weeks now, ever since I was first brought onto the main floor of <i>The Mile</i>, and could already sense when a man's relentless gaze led to one of us getting a ticket out of here. It wasn't a firsthand experience, but I suppose you learn by obs… Read more Labels: futuristic stories long stories pick of the month Simon Renaka 2 comments:
futuristic stories Rick Taliaferro short stories Friday, February 23, 2024 Crazy-Ass Casanova by Rick Taliaferro <i>Todd is thrown in prison for shooting a group of robots, including the one he loved. This story was inspired by a passage from Sherry Turkle’s book, </i>Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other<i>.</i><br><br>While he waited for his lawyer, Todd Trigun sat by himself in the rec room of the Durham County Jail. The other tough-looking inmates congregated at a television bolted to th… Read more Labels: futuristic stories Rick Taliaferro short stories 18 comments:
funny stories futuristic stories Jonny Rodgers medium length stories Monday, February 5, 2024 Pick by Jonny Rodgers <i>Captain Drake's spaceship is about to implode after several asteroid collisions, and not all of the crew is going to get out alive.</i><br><br>Smoke. Glass. Sirens. <br><br>The impact - whatever it was - had sent Captain Drake tumbling across the command room like a ragdoll. He rolled off the cracked terminal and thudded onto the glass-strewn floor. Shock and pain gave way to instinct and adrenaline. He got sm… Read more Labels: funny stories futuristic stories Jonny Rodgers medium length stories 6 comments:
futuristic stories long stories pick of the month Rolf Ebeling Friday, February 2, 2024 The Golden Sound of The Forever Now by Rolf Ebeling <i>Rolf Ebeling imagines a world where the air is poison and music is taboo.</i><br><br>A year after the government mandated sealed enclosures for every house, Brad and Kelly moved into their new neighborhood. They pulled up to their "forever home" in a stale-smelling rental car in time to see the moving company haul the last of their belongings inside. Six-legged flatbed moving robots loaded with box… Read more Labels: futuristic stories long stories pick of the month Rolf Ebeling 7 comments:
futuristic stories Matt Hollingsworth medium length stories Wednesday, January 24, 2024 The Neuron Stitcher by Matt Hollingsworth For the next few Wednesdays, Fiction on the Web will be publishing an extra mid-week story!<i><br><br></i> <i>Thomas is a precocious toddler with incredible mind powers, but still physically underdeveloped - is his mother strong enough to raise him?</i><br><br><i></i>Amanda Barns opened the classroom door with her hip, trying to balance her two-year-old son in her arms and the overstuffed backpack digging into her shoulders. She was … Read more Labels: futuristic stories Matt Hollingsworth medium length stories 20 comments:
futuristic stories Matt Hollingsworth medium length stories Monday, December 25, 2023 The Historian by Matt Hollingsworth <i>A time travelling historian falls in love with a woman who is struggling to get over the death of her boyfriend. </i><br><br>I love you. <br><br>Yes you. I know you think you don't know me, but you do. Or at least you did. We would sit on the roof of your house, watching the tree line, saying nothing, content in each other's company, and I'd hold your hand or run my fingers through your golden hair. <br><br>You… Read more Labels: futuristic stories Matt Hollingsworth medium length stories 13 comments:
futuristic stories James Forman medium length stories Monday, December 4, 2023 Clocking In by James Forman <i>For decades George Anglin has worked hard every day in the factory making Styro brand products, until something unexpected changes.</i><br><br>The tower alarm rang at 4:00am like it always did. It would continue to ring from inside my head until both feet cleared the entrance gate and touched onto the plant grounds. <br><br>Say you were running late or sick, you still couldn't stop the ringing. The only person I… Read more Labels: futuristic stories James Forman medium length stories 6 comments:
criminal stories futuristic stories Iftekhar Sayeed medium length stories pick of the month Monday, October 16, 2023 A Vision of Venus by Iftekhar Sayeed <i>Zafar Shah's wife, a journalist, gets involved in the dangerous politics of Bangladesh; by Iftekhar Sayeed.</i><br><br>Grave the vision Venus sends<br>- W.H. Auden<br>It was a fateful decision we took on that morning to make love. I slumped in ecstasy on her body, her chiffon magenta saree raised above for my convenience. But something wasn't right. <br><br>"You didn't come?" <br><br>She opened her shaded lids… Read more Labels: criminal stories futuristic stories Iftekhar Sayeed medium length stories pick of the month 3 comments:
funny stories futuristic stories James Rumpel short stories Monday, August 21, 2023 The Tinsman Family By James Rumpel <i>Robbie's mother does not approve of his quirky new girlfriend, but his dad is impressed - and wants to help make her even better; by James Rumpel.</i><br><br>Robbie Tinsman typed in the access code, signaled for his companion to follow, and burst through the front door. <br><br>"Mom, Dad," he shouted, "come here. I've got someone I'd like you to meet." <br><br>Mrs. Roberta Tinsman walked in f… Read more Labels: funny stories futuristic stories James Rumpel short stories 7 comments:
futuristic stories medium length stories RC Capasso Friday, August 4, 2023 Menelao by R. C. Capasso <i>President Chia Khon is ousted and exiled into space, where she discovers there is more to the cosmos than she'd imagined; by R. C. Capasso.</i><br><br>"Good-bye, Madam President." The oily voice slid into her ear as the lights on the console before her blinked out. A forward shield opened, and she stared into deep space. <br><br>Sargon could have killed her and dumped her body in the ocean or the Great… Read more Labels: futuristic stories medium length stories RC Capasso 7 comments:
Adam Strassberg futuristic stories short stories Monday, June 5, 2023 Farmer Bob's Hat by Adam Strassberg <i>An ageing farmer's new puppy is behaving like no dog he's ever seen before; by Adam Strassberg.</i><br><br>"<i>ODDIOT</i>. That's a double letter score on the "I" with a triple word score on the "O". 27 points." Farmer Bob sat with his neighbor farmer Bill for their usual Sunday game night. It was summer, so they played outside on the small table set atop Bob's wrap-aro… Read more Labels: Adam Strassberg futuristic stories short stories 8 comments:
creepy stories futuristic stories Joe Jablonski medium length stories pick of the month Pushcart nominated Monday, April 24, 2023 Absolute Zero Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry by Joe Jablonski <i>An intergalactic delivery man spends decades in stasis with a robot looking after him, becoming increasingly detached from the beings he sees en route; by Joe Jablonski.</i><br><br><b>ONE</b><br> I wake up on a planet covered in fire. <br><br>For the first few seconds I feel nothing. I see nothing. I'm all alone: a void floating within a void. <br><br>It's everything I've always hoped death would be. <br><br>My stasis pod opens wi… Read more Labels: creepy stories futuristic stories Joe Jablonski medium length stories pick of the month Pushcart nominated 4 comments:
David Henson futuristic stories short stories Monday, February 6, 2023 Return From NewWorld by David Henson <i>Having been put out to virtual pasture, Mr Singman gets a rare opportunity to return to reality - if he can prove his worth; by David Henson.</i><br><br>Life in NewWorld - we call it that as a nervous joke - is neither good nor bad. We retain our personalities. We have our memories. We get news reports from OldWorld (another joke and a bit spiteful, I must admit). In fact, most everything in NewWorld is simi… Read more Labels: David Henson futuristic stories short stories 13 comments:
futuristic stories James Rumpel medium length stories Monday, December 5, 2022 One on Each Shoulder by James Rumpel <i>Lanny Powers is delighted to receive two Personal Assistant Bots in the mail, but how will they improve his life? By James Rumpel.</i><br><br>Lanny Powers had just given up on trying to reach level twenty-four of Dungeon Journey and was preparing to head to work when the indicator light above the door of his apartment began to flash. A delivery drone was dropping a package into the intake port. <br><br>Lanny furrowe… Read more Labels: futuristic stories James Rumpel medium length stories 8 comments:
futuristic stories GB Prabhat medium length stories Monday, October 17, 2022 A New Society by G. B. Prabhat <i>Muthu and Nachi take pride in being experts at their job, but wonder if life has more to offer; by G. B. Prabhat.</i><br><br>The tunnel seemed unending. <br><br>They had already crossed two bends and were approaching the third. <br><br>"Don't you think we have walked more than usual?" Nachi asked Muthu. <br><br>Muthu said, "Yes. Remember, however, that at least fifty times in the past we have walked this kind of … Read more Labels: futuristic stories GB Prabhat medium length stories 10 comments:
Eric Dawson futuristic stories long stories Monday, October 3, 2022 Homecoming by Eric Dawson <i>Three spacefarers embark on a rescue mission to a newly discovered mineral-rich planet that harbors a dangerous secret; by Eric Dawson.</i><br><br>From far away, the ship looks like the silver-gray carapace of a beetle, somehow discarded and floating in the depths of space. As it draws closer, it appears more streamlined: a Spanish galleon slicing through an obsidian ocean. <br><br>Inside are all the trappings of a … Read more Labels: Eric Dawson futuristic stories long stories 7 comments:
futuristic stories ME Proctor short stories Friday, July 29, 2022 Luna Moth By M.E. Proctor <i>Jake works in a gene bank at the understaffed Moonbase Alecto - an easy job, until something goes wrong; by M.E. Proctor.</i><br><br> The last hour of Jake's double shift was the longest. Gail had been flagged during decon and sent back to her quarters until the virus in her bloodstream gave up under the assault of chemistry. The team leader had been unable to line up a replacement at short notice and Jak… Read more Labels: futuristic stories ME Proctor short stories 5 comments:
futuristic stories Phil Temples short stories Monday, June 27, 2022 Ambush by Phil Temples <i>Phil Temples tells the story of a multicultural platoon in Nicaragua fighting an enemy with so-called Rambos on their side.</i><br><br> The late afternoon sun begins to set over the dense tree line where the jungle gives way to the sprawling, bombed-out suburbs of Managua. Mac glances at his toolkit. The display reads 43 degrees. The humidity is near one hundred percent. <br><br>"Sarge, can we stop? It's hot… Read more Labels: futuristic stories Phil Temples short stories 4 comments:
futuristic stories Mason Yates short stories Monday, May 30, 2022 Art Seekers by Mason Yates <i> Mason Yates imagines a future where all art is censured.</i><br> While Ned Arroyo crouched in the hollow depths of earth and clawed into the dirt pile in front of him, two bloodied men, bound by ropes around the wrists and ankles, knelt on the damp stone floor twenty feet away. Illuminated by two dozen portable spotlights, the cavern felt more like a theater stage than a cave. Nevertheless, the dagger-l… Read more Labels: futuristic stories Mason Yates short stories 21 comments:
Edward Lee futuristic stories medium length stories pick of the month Friday, November 26, 2021 World Builders by Edward Lee <i>Zumman and Sappa's fortunes change when no more Mammon grows in Jesteria, threatening famine; by Edward Lee.</i><br><br> He called the World Builder on a comm link and relayed the problem. Zumman's home had been displaced. Zumman stood with his wife, Sappa, and their daughter, Sasa, who was shading her eyes, looking at the horizon. Sasa could see the World Builder coming down a hill on his utility veh… Read more Labels: Edward Lee futuristic stories medium length stories pick of the month 6 comments:
