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Short Stories - By Genre: Sci-fi
in the "Sci-fi" genre

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You know it's Sci Fi when...
Themes, Elements, and Tropes. Some things that Science Fiction is best known for.
Rated: ASR
23 Clues
Sci-fi, Fanfiction, Fantasy
Type: Crossword Puzzle
Updated 8 months ago
*Dollar* 225 GPs per review
Brown Eyes
A work-a-holic father is confronted by a girl claiming to be his daughter from the future.
Rated: E
~484 Words
Sci-fi, Emotional, Family
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Misconception
What happens when you live an average, mediated life and you know you want more?
Rated: E
~2,134 Words
Fantasy, Comedy, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
A Colony on Mars
This is part of a novel project, modified to a short story for a contest. Dystopian drama.
Rated: 13+
~1,642 Words
Contest Entry, Drama, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
*Dollar* 75 GPs per review
Stir Crazy
Matt was called to the captain's quarters. Joy riding with the ship's shuttle?
Rated: E
~354 Words
Sci-fi, Drama, Tragedy
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Cocktail party
My brain is a cocktail party, and the guests are getting rowdy
Rated: 13+
~239 Words
Dark, Fantasy, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
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Darkness
This story will ultimately about time and religion, but we begin with an AI named CAL.
Rated: E
~1,185 Words
Sci-fi, Computers, Technology
Type: Other
Updated 12 years ago
*Dollar* 75 GPs per review
For the Love of One
Steve made the annual trek to a blood-stained doorway, to feel human again.
Rated: 13+
~284 Words
Sci-fi, Drama, Tragedy
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
*Dollar* 75 GPs per review
Pie in the Sky (1st Place)
The General wanted French Cream Pie.
Rated: E
~310 Words
Action/Adventure, Sci-fi, Comedy
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Rated: 13+
~693 Words
Contest, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
It's all about happiness
Aliens need fuel to reach their destination, earth as a pit stop?
Rated: E
~2,400 Words
Sci-fi, Pets, Philosophy
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Garden of Delights
Ernesto's garden is invaded by unusual weeds and insects. (New ending)
Rated: 13+
~4,872 Words
Horror/Scary, Sci-fi, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
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Peaceful Handover
A vision of the near future (or past) where one man decides who controls the world.
Rated: E
~1,079 Words
Sci-fi, Technology, Scientific
Type: Short Story
Updated 11 months ago
The Arrival
First attempt at hint fiction for contest.
Rated: E
~24 Words
Sci-fi, Fantasy
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Shadowplay
A person wakes up from stasis to discover that something has gone terribly wrong.
Rated: 13+
~2,047 Words
Sci-fi, Thriller/Suspense, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
The Bowling Alley
Robbers find an unexpected visitor at the bowling alley. 1st place Dialogue 500
Rated: 13+
~1,636 Words
Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Space Fairy Blurb
This is a fairly plotless blurb (not a story, really) about fairies in space.
Rated: E
~433 Words
Fantasy, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
12:34:56
A couple board a train and have the ride of their lives. 3rd pl Science Fantasy Encounters
Rated: E
~673 Words
Sci-fi, Contest Entry
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
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The Silo Saga: Thaw (20% Sample)
In Silo 1, Hal discovers secrets about his past. Carlton's role in W.O.O.L. is revealed.
Rated: 13+
~2,741 Words
Sci-fi, Technology, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Sample
Updated 6 years ago
Rated: 13+
~874 Words
Scientific, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
WC Contest - An Inconvenient Encounter
She'll never believe him when he tells her about this.
Rated: 13+
~407 Words
Contest, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
*Dollar* 123 GPs per review
Precious Cargo
A cargo of untold value arrives at the spaceport. (Flash Fiction)
Rated: E
~318 Words
Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
The End
Four possible endings to the world, based on the poem, "Fire and Ice," by Robert Frost.
Rated: 13+
~1,747 Words
Political, Environment, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Daeva
Edur Iñaki is returning to his homeworld, 1st place Sci-Fi & Horror Theater Contest
Rated: 13+
~1,913 Words
Sci-fi, Action/Adventure
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
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Untitled
A work in progress, not sure where to go
Rated: 13+
~379 Words
Sci-fi, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 12 years ago
*Dollar* 113 GPs per review
Nightmare and The Destroyer
A short fantasy story/intro on an anti-hero, and a villain
Rated: 18+
~436 Words
Fantasy, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
The Diqini
Winning the Olympics should have been the star of his career. Then the invitation.
Rated: E
~917 Words
Contest Entry, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
*Dollar* 225 GPs per review
Star Wars: The Way of the Master
A Star Wars short story about Darth Maul.
Rated: 13+
~6,222 Words
Sci-fi, Fantasy, Philosophy
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Man at the Door
A woman forgets the age old lesson: never invite strangers into your home.
Rated: 18+
~1,138 Words
Sci-fi, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Zombies in Burlington
A zombie invasion in the town of "Burlington 4; alarms millions.
Rated: 13+
~253 Words
Sci-fi, Death
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
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You know it's Sci Fi when...
Themes, Elements, and Tropes. Some things that Science Fiction is best known for.
Rated: ASR
23 Clues
Sci-fi, Fanfiction, Fantasy
Type: Crossword Puzzle
Updated 8 months ago
A Day in the Park (1)
An alien being makes some interesting changes. Based on Morpheus' Role Exchanger universe.
Rated: 13+
~5,962 Words
Fantasy, Erotica, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
The Crop
The fate of a remote colony hangs on the efforts of a farmer. Cramp Entry 8/07/10
Rated: E
~924 Words
Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
*Dollar* 600 GPs per review
The Last Cynthia
Dimension hopping explorer Tinker has a problem. He's in love.
Rated: ASR
~518 Words
Romance/Love, Sci-fi, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
*Dollar* 75 GPs per review
What were you Thinking
A short story about losing the location of your mind.
Rated: E
~2,458 Words
Sci-fi, Fantasy
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Cyclopean Vistas
Named for HP Lovecraft's awful descriptive vocabulary.
Rated: E
~1,982 Words
Sci-fi, Horror/Scary, Psychology
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
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Darkness
This story will ultimately about time and religion, but we begin with an AI named CAL.
Rated: E
~1,185 Words
Sci-fi, Computers, Technology
Type: Other
Updated 12 years ago
Epitaph (Edited)
A dying man's last minutes. Cramp Entry, 8/04/10
Rated: ASR
~843 Words
Sci-fi, Death
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Mud
A Sergeant encounters Man's oldest adversary. Cramp Entry 8/02/10
Rated: ASR
~911 Words
Military, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
The Saviour
A short story about robots coming back from war to their hometown.
Rated: 13+
~540 Words
Sci-fi, Death
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
*Dollar* 75 GPs per review
Why the Caged Bird Sings
Touble comes to the sentient, winged beings of a forested planet.
Rated: 13+
~1,851 Words
Fantasy, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
The White Hall
A large white room with only one light, and at the end lays a dreadful darkness.
Rated: 18+
~1,563 Words
Action/Adventure, Mystery, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
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Peaceful Handover
A vision of the near future (or past) where one man decides who controls the world.
Rated: E
~1,079 Words
Sci-fi, Technology, Scientific
Type: Short Story
Updated 11 months ago
Thunder Inside A Creature
a captain and his crew goes in space to save the earth
Rated: 13+
~897 Words
Contest Entry, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Alien Invasion
I decided to take a break from work and give writing another chance. Here it goes
Rated: 13+
~780 Words
Action/Adventure, Contest Entry, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
To Please the King
Individuals attempt to please the king, but can anything please such a tough critic?
Rated: 13+
~670 Words
Fantasy, Sci-fi, Comedy
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
An Unexpected Detour
A doctor lands on an uncharted planet boasting what man has supressed for generations.
Rated: 13+
~1,722 Words
Sci-fi, Nature, Technology
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Ezekiel's Children Flash Fiction
Zombies in the Old West - there's a storm coming! Flash Fiction
Rated: E
~446 Words
Sci-fi, Western, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
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The Silo Saga: Thaw (20% Sample)
In Silo 1, Hal discovers secrets about his past. Carlton's role in W.O.O.L. is revealed.
Rated: 13+
~2,741 Words
Sci-fi, Technology, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Sample
Updated 6 years ago
Private Baumgartner
A dying space marine remembers how his first mission went bizarrely wrong.
Rated: 18+
~1,947 Words
Sci-fi, Action/Adventure
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
No Screams in Space
A science vessel finds an entity floating in space...and learn of its true intentions.
Rated: 13+
~2,370 Words
Sci-fi, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Nightmares, Not Dreams, p2
Another segment, another dream -- Work in Progress
Rated: 13+
~1,734 Words
Sci-fi, Horror/Scary, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Nightmares, Not Dreams
Some dreams are more real than others -- Work in Progress
Rated: 13+
~1,735 Words
Supernatural, Horror/Scary, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
*Dollar* 150 GPs per review
Rated: E
~1,366 Words
Sci-fi, Comedy, Computers
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
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Untitled
A work in progress, not sure where to go
Rated: 13+
~379 Words
Sci-fi, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 12 years ago
*Dollar* 375 GPs per review
The Sacred History
An old man is certain the world that surrounds him is not what it should be.
Rated: 13+
~3,583 Words
Sci-fi, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
*Dollar* 225 GPs per review
The Bond
Humanity lingers on the brink of destruction...will we survive??
Rated: E
~2,520 Words
Sci-fi, Contest Entry
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
The Last Sunset
An old miner is the sole survivor of his colony as the sun sets on him for the last time.
Rated: E
~1,686 Words
Sci-fi, Emotional
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
*Dollar* 300 GPs per review
The Temporalnaut
A time traveler prepares for a jump. (Flash Fiction)
Rated: E
~313 Words
Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
The Gold Coast Globster
Divorcee Robert Weiss discovers a blob washed up on one of Australia's finest beaches.
Rated: ASR
~1,784 Words
Sci-fi, Nature, Emotional
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
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