Short Stories
Speculative fiction, short enough for one sitting. Every one is a free PDF.
- 5 stories
- 23,150 words
- 10 publications
01
Here Then Gone (PDF, opens in a new tab)
In the future, the Exodus Project was implemented to curb overpopulation. On a person's 75th birthday, an implanted microchip shuts down their nervous system and ends their life.
Published in
- Scarlet Leaf Review
02
Dimensional (PDF, opens in a new tab)
Earth is discovered to be a simulation. After great effort, a small team of experts manages to reach a higher dimension - only to find that this too, is a simulation. This gives rise to Dimension Climbers: Those who dare to ascend higher and higher towards the true world - "The Edge."
Published in
- Ripples In Space
- Literary Yard
- SERIAL
03
The Place Beyond (PDF, opens in a new tab)
When two friends talk about what they think happens after death, the conversation takes a surprising turn.
Published in
- The Rubbertop Review
- HeartWood Literary Magazine
04
Transitory (PDF, opens in a new tab)
After the world comes to a halt due to The Stop, when everyone stops working, a man is faced with the choice to rejoin a hidden society, or maintain his freedom in the broken-down world.
Published in
- Hive Avenue Literary Journal
05
Laborotics (PDF, opens in a new tab)
In the year 2100, Death row inmates get a second chance at life - their consciousness is uploaded to a robot to carry out manual labor as part of the Laborotics program. Is this a life worth living or is death the preferable alternative?
Published in
- Eunoia Review
- Zealot Script - Emerging Worlds
- Calliope