Curious Fictions

Featured January 15, 2020

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One Last Payday

Published Jan 9, 2020 · 12,616 words (46 minutes) · 3 likes · 163 views

Vega has just one more heist to pull before she can get off this mudball called Earth. But when the target turns out to be a seven-year-old boy, she’ll need to change plans fast—even if it means reaching out to her estranged SecForce sister. Author P.A. Cornell is a Chilean-Canadian SFF writer, SFWA member, and Odyssey workshop graduate.

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Featured January 8, 2020

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Nathan Susnik

The Pink Life (La Vie En Rose)

Published Jan 6, 2020 · 2,931 words (11 minutes) · 4 likes · 244 views

Humor Science Fiction virtual reality Humour

Lauren’s state-of-the-art iPerceive unit represents the latest in perception-smoothing technology. But when it starts to malfunction one weekday morning, she’ll learn just how much of her reality is a lie.

Don’t miss this story The Guardian called a standout in an already strong collection from Shoreline of Infinity. Author Nathan Susnik is a medical writer and editor living with his family near Hanover, Germany. He’s new to Curious Fictions, so give him a warm welcome.

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Alex Isle

Habits of Empire

Published Jan 6, 2020 · 4,912 words (18 minutes) · 1 like · 36 views

Fantasy Science Fiction

Simon Harnett is the first president of the new Australian Republic. So far he has led a charmed political life but now the legendary Maiden, Mother and Crone come demanding that he pay the price for what he has achieved, in order to prevent horrors that are to come.

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Laurie Tom

Jack of Spades

Updated Jan 6, 2020 · 9,324 words (34 minutes) · 41 views

Science Fiction far future space colony

Gerard Adher used to be a member of the ruling elite, expecting that he would have a long career in government. Even after the coup his family retained a position of privilege, but one day he learned that rank was no guarantee of safety. Fallen of favor, his family was killed and Gerard himself was sent to the Deck, an infamous prison satellite where prisoners are made to fight deadly machines and each other for a chance to survive. Updated every 2 weeks. First chapter is free!

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KJ Kabza

Announcing a complete novella in 7 parts: "You Can Take It With You"

Published Jan 4, 2020 · 252 words (1 minute) · 50 views

Science Fiction dystopia serial novella Afterlife death dystopian neural uploads coping

Announcing "You Can Take It With You," a science fiction novella about privatized digital afterlives. One new chapter will post each week.

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J. Dianne Dotson

R.U.D.E.: The Robot Trash Can

Published Jan 4, 2020 · 294 words (2 minutes) · 389 views

Humor Science Fiction Robots Dark humor trash sarcasm

Behold! The latest in technology: the Robot Trash Can in our latest model, R.U.D.E.! See how this vociferous removal machine can change your life for the better, making you question everything you throw away! Order now!

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Andi C. Buchanan

Invisible City - an extract

Published Jan 3, 2020 · 1,580 words (6 minutes) · 21 views

Fantasy Science Fiction time travel trauma war

Each month I'll be sharing an extract from a longer work; sometimes published, sometimes in progress. This is from an older novelette, but one that's still important to me.

Persson Catao is making a map. A map of the city where he was born and where he spent his youth fighting against a brutal regime.

A city that never existed.

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