Curious Fictions

Featured August 30, 2019

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Phasing In, Phasing Out

Published Aug 29, 2019 · 4,065 words (15 minutes) · 4 likes · 207 views

When Diana starts to phase-shift every time she daydreams, she’s taken off assignment and sent to a hospital for time travelers with the chain-smoking faux-French Fabienne. After a lifetime of avoiding the present, she’ll need to decide if she can embrace the here-and-now.

Author Marlee Jane Ward hails from Melbourne, and her work has appeared in Terraform, Apex, The Sockdolager, and many more.

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Marlee Jane Ward

Phasing In, Phasing Out

Published Aug 29, 2019 · 4,065 words (15 minutes) · 18 views

Science Fiction time travel

A hospital for time travellers, and unrequited love...

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James Van Pelt

Where Did You Come From, Where Did You Go?

Published Aug 28, 2019 · 2,536 words (10 minutes) · 2 likes · 83 views

Science Fiction time travel Adolf Hitler

If you could go back in time to kill Adolf Hitler before his atrocities, would you do it? Would you still do it if you had to kill William Shakespeare to get to Hitler? Those are big, philosophical questions, perhaps too big for a short tale to tackle, but everyone can relate to the weirdness of substitute teachers, although maybe not like the one in this story.

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Lindsey R. Loucks

Six

Published Aug 9, 2019 · 6,029 words (22 minutes) · 43 views

Horror Humor Mystery Science Fiction aliens time travel young adult

Anne has a strange feeling the mysterious lights in the sky have something to do with the number six she keeps seeing everywhere.

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Edward Ashton

The Butterfly Effect

Published Jul 17, 2019 · 1,336 words (5 minutes) · 1 like · 58 views

Fantasy Humor Science Fiction Romance Kielbasa time travel Nazis Elephants

This story includes Nazi elephants. If that doesn't hook you, I honestly don't know what will.

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Debra Jess

Do you love cats? Do you love holiday romances? Check this out:

Published Jun 22, 2019 · 239 words (1 minute) · 103 views

Fantasy No really - lots of cats time travel Paranormal cats Author Signing Anthology Shared World Shared Universe Lots of cats

Cat’s Paw Cove is an enchanting seaside town & favorite tourist destination. But there’s something unusual about the locals, both human & feline. The popular Shipwreck Museum might just take you back in time, & the historic Sherwood House holds secrets, old & new. Adopt a furever friend at the Cove Cat Café, treat yourself to a psychic reading at Eye of Newt, pick up a special trinket from Black Cat Antiquities. And don’t be surprised if you find your heart in the magic of Cat’s Paw Cove.

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James Van Pelt

Voices

Published Jun 14, 2019 · 5,760 words (21 minutes) · 1 like · 118 views

Horror Mystery Science Fiction Historical Romance time travel

Everyone knows about time travel paradoxes and how they make travel into history impossible, but there are ways around the problems, and if you could go back in time, to your best and worst days, what would you discover? Could you answer your deepest mysteries?

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