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Short Stories - By Genre: Sci-fi
in the "Sci-fi" genre

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You know it's Sci Fi when...
Themes, Elements, and Tropes. Some things that Science Fiction is best known for.
Rated: ASR
23 Clues
Sci-fi, Fanfiction, Fantasy
Type: Crossword Puzzle
Updated 6 months ago
The Emigrant
Mark only has twenty-four hours to put his affairs in order - written for What A Character
Rated: 18+
~2,029 Words
Sci-fi, Relationship, Family
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
The Curious Matter of Clockwork Manor
A young clocksmith must rescue an inventor's family from the first ever Clockwork Manor.
Rated: E
~9,432 Words
Steampunk, Action/Adventure, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
The Return
If you've read Zelazny's "Nine Princes in Amber" this will be a little familiar. WC: 2000
Rated: E
~1,651 Words
Action/Adventure, Sci-fi, Fantasy
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Different
A new kid in a new school turns the tables on her bullies.
Rated: E
~642 Words
Sci-fi, Contest Entry
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
The Free Carnival
They go to the free carnival, but will they be able to leave?
Rated: 13+
~4,080 Words
Psychology, Sci-fi, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
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Darkness
This story will ultimately about time and religion, but we begin with an AI named CAL.
Rated: E
~1,185 Words
Sci-fi, Computers, Technology
Type: Other
Updated 12 years ago
Foresight
Norman weathers the storm of the past.
Rated: 13+
~1,503 Words
Sci-fi, Thriller/Suspense, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Upriders of Edustatinum
Something isn't right with Caleb.
Rated: 13+
~2,020 Words
Sci-fi, Dark, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Jack's Solution
Jack seeks to use science to ease suffering - Journey Through Genres
Rated: 18+
~1,808 Words
Sci-fi, Crime/Gangster, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Olaf City
They find a new civilization.
Rated: E
~291 Words
Contest Entry, Sci-fi, Action/Adventure
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
One Crisis After Another
Every day for the last ten days Konnica has had a crisis. What a week it has been for her.
Rated: 18+
~2,018 Words
Sci-fi, Thriller/Suspense, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
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Peaceful Handover
A vision of the near future (or past) where one man decides who controls the world.
Rated: E
~1,079 Words
Sci-fi, Technology, Scientific
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 months ago
She Is Beautiful, You Know!
Looking 240,000 miles back at our mother.
Rated: 18+
~1,697 Words
Contest Entry, Sci-fi, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Rain
How do you communicate without language? A Bard's Hall Entry
Rated: E
~820 Words
Sci-fi, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Planet Xion
A group of explorers heading to explore Planet Xion.
Rated: E
~1,252 Words
Sci-fi, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Fixer Upper
A couple deliberates over buying a new piece of property.
Rated: E
~690 Words
Contest Entry, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
A sweet experiment
After much hard work and sacrifice, Brandon finally completes his latest invention.
Rated: E
~2,786 Words
Thriller/Suspense, Sci-fi, LGBTQ+
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
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The Silo Saga: Thaw (20% Sample)
In Silo 1, Hal discovers secrets about his past. Carlton's role in W.O.O.L. is revealed.
Rated: 13+
~2,741 Words
Sci-fi, Technology, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Sample
Updated 6 years ago
Idol worship
A surprise for your little cousin goes terribly wrong. *Shrinking *
Rated: E
~3,233 Words
Thriller/Suspense, Sci-fi, LGBTQ+
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
In The Beginning...
The journey was to be his crowning achievement – to witness how the universe was formed
Rated: E
~654 Words
Sci-fi, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
the paradox
the kludge brothers are at it again for the first time
Rated: 18+
~196 Words
Sci-fi, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Prompt #40: D.I.T.
Those who do not learn from the future are doomed to repeat it.
Rated: 13+
~810 Words
Sci-fi, Drama, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Machine Learning
Who says that humans are the only ones that desire love?
Rated: E
~313 Words
Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
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Untitled
A work in progress, not sure where to go
Rated: 13+
~379 Words
Sci-fi, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 12 years ago
A Truly Cold War
The enemy of our our enemy is still our true enemy.
Rated: 13+
~657 Words
Sci-fi, Contest
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Her New Tail
She wants a total make over.
Rated: E
~288 Words
Sci-fi, Fantasy, Comedy
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
The Forest for the Trees
Scott peered into the gloom. "This place gives me the creeps."
Rated: 18+
~909 Words
Sci-fi, Horror/Scary, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Rated: 13+
~303 Words
Contest, Sci-fi, Internet/Web
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Franklin
A short story about an AI who wants more.
Rated: E
~1,479 Words
Sci-fi, Contest Entry, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
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You know it's Sci Fi when...
Themes, Elements, and Tropes. Some things that Science Fiction is best known for.
Rated: ASR
23 Clues
Sci-fi, Fanfiction, Fantasy
Type: Crossword Puzzle
Updated 6 months ago
The Galaxy's Best Pickers
Two professional scavengers and junk dealers discover they are merchandise and customers.
Rated: E
~5,189 Words
Sci-fi, Satire
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
It's Just a Matter of Time
You can't run and you can't hide...
Rated: 13+
~1,951 Words
Thriller/Suspense, Sci-fi, Medical
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
What Things Are
Things are what they are; or are they?
Rated: E
~1,220 Words
Fantasy, Sci-fi, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
The Alien's Project
Aliens want to help us humans. But why?
Rated: E
~193 Words
Sci-fi, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Agent
The agent visits Peter every night.
Rated: ASR
~915 Words
Dark, Sci-fi, Psychology
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
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Darkness
This story will ultimately about time and religion, but we begin with an AI named CAL.
Rated: E
~1,185 Words
Sci-fi, Computers, Technology
Type: Other
Updated 12 years ago
Righting the Ship
A couple strives to get their young daughter back in this short drama about persistence.
Rated: 18+
~2,238 Words
Action/Adventure, Family, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Singularity
When machines become sentient, what chance does man have? A Quotation Inspiration Entry
Rated: 13+
~1,625 Words
Sci-fi, Dark, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
SpacePlanet Tonkim
Dimcea is the Leader of Tonkim. But all that is about to end, in more ways than just that.
Rated: 18+
~1,796 Words
Sci-fi, Political, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
In The Moonlight
A Detective gets a surprise in one of his cases.
Rated: 18+
~921 Words
Mystery, Sci-fi, Adult
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Investigations
One of the police's best assets was a boy capable of reliving moments in photos.
Rated: E
~1,217 Words
Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
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Peaceful Handover
A vision of the near future (or past) where one man decides who controls the world.
Rated: E
~1,079 Words
Sci-fi, Technology, Scientific
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 months ago
Rated: ASR
~1,200 Words
Sci-fi, Fantasy, Relationship
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Human
The world lost its colorful luster when she realized he wasn't a real boy...
Rated: 13+
~2,729 Words
Romance/Love, Sci-fi, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Rated: E
~818 Words
Folklore, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
The Mogue Project
It's the 22nd century: A young boy joins a rebel group against Dragon Syndacites.
Rated: 13+
~8,240 Words
Sci-fi, Fantasy
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Agent X
He had a mission to complete. But not one that you'd expect. A flash fiction.
Rated: E
~834 Words
Action/Adventure, Sci-fi, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
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The Silo Saga: Thaw (20% Sample)
In Silo 1, Hal discovers secrets about his past. Carlton's role in W.O.O.L. is revealed.
Rated: 13+
~2,741 Words
Sci-fi, Technology, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Sample
Updated 6 years ago
True Sentience
What would an artificial intelligence do, having just gained sentience?
Rated: E
~696 Words
Computers, Sci-fi, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Of Course I Want to Fit In
Being 'normal' is praised in our world. But it is law in Lynda's world.
Rated: E
~3,195 Words
Inspirational, Sci-fi, Young Adult
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
A Message From The Gods
Janet is excited about a message from a lost civilization - Honorable mention 2017 Quills
Rated: 18+
~2,109 Words
Sci-fi, Scientific, Comedy
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Skylark and the Duck
Because it's hard to resist a challenge, especially when a duck is involved.
Rated: 13+
~1,119 Words
Comedy, Sci-fi, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
What To Call A New Epidemic
A green and yellow rash, and a new addiction.
Rated: E
~321 Words
Contest Entry, Sci-fi, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
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Untitled
A work in progress, not sure where to go
Rated: 13+
~379 Words
Sci-fi, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 12 years ago
The Traveler
Flash fiction idea involving time travel
Rated: E
~332 Words
Sci-fi, Technology, Philosophy
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Roach
Cyborg insects are the future of espionage. DARPA is doing research on them.
Rated: 13+
~1,128 Words
Sci-fi, Crime/Gangster, Action/Adventure
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
A Matter of Confusing Problems
You awake in a room, you can't hear and you don't know who you are. With plente
Rated: E
~309 Words
Action/Adventure, Sci-fi, Military
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Betrayal
The first in a few stories in one world. Gives background for the bad guy +worldbuilding.
Rated: E
~722 Words
Fantasy, Sci-fi, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
The Carnage
The work of our hands that brings chaos into the human race
Rated: 18+
~1,697 Words
Sci-fi, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
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