space travel
Found 12 works tagged 'space travel'.
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One Day, in the Middle of the Night
Published Jul 1, 2020 · 4,867 words (18 minutes) · 75 views
Horror Mystery Science Fiction sibling rivalry space travel poetry longsleep brothers
Little did you know that tucked inside a well-known children's nonsense poem lurked a tale of brotherly rivalry and travel to the stars.
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We Have Always Lived in the Hamlet
Published Jun 19, 2020 · 2,309 words (9 minutes) · 83 views
Science Fiction Family space travel Sisters
Toni Morrison said, “A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves—a special kind of double.” In this story, a sister filled with wanderlust and another anchored at home find themselves in a life-long struggle to come to terms with each other.
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The Long Way Home
Published May 21, 2020 · 5,895 words (22 minutes) · 106 views
Science Fiction space travel nuclear war epic
Mankind's record of achievements is contradictory. On one hand the species reaches for the stars, but on the other it rushes to destroy itself. Which of the two urges will prevail? If we could look at our complete history, which story remains? "The Long Way Home" gives one answer. Gardner Dozois chose it to include in The Year's Best Science Fiction.
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About "Mars Needs Martians."
Published Oct 31, 2019 · 181 words (1 minute) · 178 views
space travel The Moon Mars Family Court
A summary and discussion of how my story "Mars Needs Martians" came to be.
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Derelict
Published Aug 18, 2019 · 4,506 words (17 minutes) · 222 views
Classic Science Fiction space travel generation ship computer systems
Originally published in the anthology, DESOLATE PLACES, from Hadley Rille Books (Eric T. Reynolds, Editor), this science fiction story is an example of great parts that don't quite mesh perfectly. Still, good story with a good payoff.
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Perceptual Set
Published Aug 7, 2019 · 8,359 words (31 minutes) · 322 views
Science Fiction Romance space travel First Encounter romantic science fiction asteroid mining
People claim to see the Virgin Mary in water stains on a church wall, and every oddly shaped rock on Mars looks like an animal or an artifact to people who want proof that aliens exist. They have a perceptual set to interpret what they see the way they want it to be. But what if the face sculpted into the side of an asteroid deep in space actually is a face? What will it mean for humanity, and what does that face have to do with cheesecake?
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To Kiss the Star
Published Mar 7, 2019 · 8,871 words (33 minutes) · 344 views
Science Fiction space travel women in space sci fi woman interstellar travel Young adult science fiction
Mel's 16, blind, and in a wheelchair. She gets the chance to become one of the first interstellar pilots but she doesn't want to leave John, the man she loves, behind.
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Lost and Found
Published Apr 10, 2018 · 5,787 words (22 minutes) · 2 likes · 464 views
Horror Science Fiction aliens space travel space stranded in space
A woman is trapped all alone on an alien planet with nothing but her pain and her harrowing memories. At least, she thought she was alone...
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A Primary Function
Published Mar 10, 2018 · 760 words (3 minutes) · 476 views
Humor Science Fiction flash space travel androids movies
On humanity's lengthy journey into the unknown, androids are in charge of the entertainment.
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This is the Way the World Begins
Published Sep 19, 2017 · 857 words (4 minutes) · 539 views
Horror Science Fiction flash space travel terraforming old gods weird
The crew of a terraforming ship are faced with the consequences of their actions.
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