Found 13 works tagged 'food'.
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Morbier
Published Jul 26, 2020 · 4,619 words (17 minutes) · 9 likes · 555 views
Literary Fiction Science Fiction time travel food lgbt
Mara has no past, no social security number, and no birth certificate. The doctors call it trauma. Mara calls it time travel.
Author RS Benedict’s work has appeared in F&SF, The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, and Broad Knowledge: 35 Women Up To No Good. She holds an MA in linguistics, and taught ESL in China for several years before returning to New York.
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The History of the Sacred Non-Cow
Published Mar 27, 2020 · 1,741 words (7 minutes) · 383 views
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The Sacred Non-Cow is a marvellous beast that grazes unmolested on the fertile pastures of ancient Babylon--until Man begins to encroach on Her lands with thoughts of roast beef. Then the Sacred Non-Cow faces difficult choices regarding Her future--if, indeed, She has a future.
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Christmas at Aunt Sally's
Published Feb 12, 2020 · 7,038 words (26 minutes) · 319 views
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A story about festive gatherings, new partners and strange family dynamics.
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Fine Dining in the Apocalypse
Published Feb 5, 2020 · 1,113 words (5 minutes) · 253 views
Science Fiction food apocalyptic apocalypse recipes
Throw a thousand people into the same situation, and you will have a thousand different experiences, even if that situation is the apocalypse. Be our guest, at the end of the world.
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Lunar Year's End
Published Jan 15, 2020 · 4,185 words (16 minutes) · 641 views
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Nyonya trader Yap Siew Fei is on another voyage, but her indomitable maid Ching Seow Fen won't let her forget about New Year.
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Sickly Sweet
Published Nov 30, 2019 · 4,298 words (16 minutes) · 368 views
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A cross between 'The Girl Without Hands' and 'Hansel and Gretel', from the witch's perspective.
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Meeting Before Breakfast
Published Jun 28, 2019 · 70 words (1 minute) · 424 views
Humor Satire food workplace humor poetry poem
A poem for anyone who's missed breakfast. Originally published as C.L. Holland.
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Medically Snacked
Published Jun 24, 2019 · 5,064 words (19 minutes) · 23 likes · 1357 views
Science Fiction food Optimistic happy ending UBI Basic Income
In a world with guaranteed income and a daily allotment of calories in the form of soybars or synth chocolate, everyone’s free to follow their dreams — everyone except a former baker, that is. What would Marty risk to bake just one more cupcake?
Author Amit Gupta has lived in a commune, ridden cross-country on a motorcycle with his dog, and appeared on the CBS Early Show with cupcakes in hand. He writes optimistic science fiction and believes in the future.
Content warning: discussion of weight and calories.
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The Terroir From Beyond Space
Published May 21, 2019 · 4,058 words (15 minutes) · 2 likes · 511 views
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In this early short story, originally published in the Ouen Press 2018 Short Story Competition Anthology, what starts out as a deep Solar System explorer's guide to food in space gradually turns into something more dire.
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The Six Hundred Universes of Jenny Zars
Published Jul 24, 2018 · 2,059 words (8 minutes) · 4 likes · 1232 views
Humor Science Fiction Strange time travel food alternate universes escape
In a thousand different universes, the possibilities to remake your life might as well be endless. Wendy Nikel, crack author and tea aficionado, creates beautifully-constructed, gem-like short stories. Read fifteen of them on Curious Fictions.
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