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The Dala Horse | Tor.com
The Dala Horse | Tor.com
via FREE Fiction / Raindrop.io https://raindrop.io Something terrible had happened. Linnea did not know what it was. But her father had looked pale and worried, and her mother had told her, very fiercely, “Be brave!” and now she had to leave, and it was all the result of that terrible thing. via Poc…
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The Dala Horse | Tor.com
A Vector Alphabet of Interstellar Travel | Tor.com
A Vector Alphabet of Interstellar Travel | Tor.com
via FREE Fiction / Raindrop.io https://raindrop.io Among the universe’s civilizations, some conceive of the journey between stars as the sailing of bright ships, and others as tunneling through the crevices of night. Some look upon their far-voyaging as a migratory imperative, and name their vessels…
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A Vector Alphabet of Interstellar Travel | Tor.com
A Clean Sweep With All the Trimmings | Tor.com
A Clean Sweep With All the Trimmings | Tor.com
via FREE Fiction / Raindrop.io https://raindrop.io Presenting a new original science fiction story, “A Clean Sweep With All the Trimmings,” by author James Alan Gardner, a Damon Runyon-esque tale of courteous guys, bulletproof dolls, and the fedora-clad spacemen that bring them together. via Pocket
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A Clean Sweep With All the Trimmings | Tor.com
Knowledgeable Creatures | Tor.com
Knowledgeable Creatures | Tor.com
via FREE Fiction / Raindrop.io https://raindrop.io A dog detective is hired by a female human to investigate a murder that she committed. But of course, all is not as it seems. Before I take on an investigation for someone, I first make at least a cursory investigation of that someone. via Pocket Knowledgeable Creatures | Tor.com via Instapaper https://ift.tt/2NInacA
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Knowledgeable Creatures | Tor.com
Murder in the Spook House | Tor.com
Murder in the Spook House | Tor.com
via FREE Fiction / Raindrop.io https://raindrop.io Ritter was newly returned from seeding the harbor of Odessa with kraken eggs, an act of sabotage that would deny the Mongolian Wizard access to the Black Sea for years to come, when a uniformed young man appeared at his door with a telegram. “Tella-…
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Murder in the Spook House | Tor.com
A Dead Djinn in Cairo | Tor.com
A Dead Djinn in Cairo | Tor.com
via FREE Fiction / Raindrop.io https://raindrop.io Egypt, 1912. In an alternate Cairo infused with the otherworldly, the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities investigate disturbances between the mortal and the (possibly) divine. via Pocket A Dead Djinn in Cairo | Tor.com via Instapaper https://ift.tt/2yzzgRh
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Blue Morphos in the Garden | Tor.com
Blue Morphos in the Garden | Tor.com
via FREE Fiction / Raindrop.io https://raindrop.io When Vivian and her daughter witness the family matriarch die without leaving a corpse, Vivian can no longer ignore the family “gift” or the choice that lies before her. I nearly drop the plate I am holding. via Pocket
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Blue Morphos in the Garden | Tor.com
Mary Loves the Ocean | Spelk
Mary Loves the Ocean | Spelk
via FREE Fiction / Raindrop.io https://raindrop.io David Cook, flash, flash fiction, letters, love, messages, micro fiction, ocean, relationships, sea, short stories, short story, social media, vss, waves Mary wrote love letters to the sea. via Pocket Mary Loves the Ocean | Spelk via Instapaper https://ift.tt/2YTVHsA
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Mary Loves the Ocean | Spelk
Adaptation | Spelk
Adaptation | Spelk
via FREE Fiction / Raindrop.io https://raindrop.io Bill Diamond, creature, dark, flash, flash fiction, hunt, hunter, micro fiction, predator, shadows, short stories, short story, vss The beast hunkers down in the concealing dark. Its patience is a skill both innate and practiced. via Pocket Adaptation | Spelk via Instapaper https://ift.tt/2WfqIpY
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Adaptation | Spelk
My O. Henry Moment | Spelk
My O. Henry Moment | Spelk
via FREE Fiction / Raindrop.io https://raindrop.io flash, flash fiction, gift, love, micro fiction, Paul Beckman, Peeps, short stories, short story, Sinatra, Valentine's Day, vss, work Valentine’s Eve for men at the mall. via Pocket My O. Henry Moment | Spelk via Instapaper http://bit.ly/2YPtJPU
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My O. Henry Moment | Spelk
Bo’s Burial | Spelk
Bo’s Burial | Spelk
After a few drinks, someone in the clubhouse will always bring up Bo. They wax nostalgic about him, about the good-ol’-days. Inevitably, they wonder where he’s gone. No one knows. via Pocket
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Bo’s Burial | Spelk
Still Hungry After All These Years – Spelk
Still Hungry After All These Years – Spelk
addiction, brother, comfort, eating disorder, family, flash, flash fiction, holiday, ice cream, Mark Mayes, micro fiction, relationships, short stories, short story, sister, vss, weight You’re greedy, she says. Someone who was once related to me. Sh… Still Hungry After All These Years – Spelk via Instapaper https://ift.tt/2UiFwXB
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Still Hungry After All These Years – Spelk
Lilith | Spelk
Lilith | Spelk
via FREE Fiction / Raindrop.io https://raindrop.io Berlin, cigarette, flash, flash fiction, girlfriend, Kurt Vonnegut, Laure Van Rensburg, memory, micro fiction, Neil Young, relationships, short stories, short story, vss via Pocket Lilith | Spelk via Instapaper https://ift.tt/2FD1A5S
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Lilith | Spelk
Cold Cream | Spelk
Cold Cream | Spelk
via FREE Fiction / Raindrop.io https://raindrop.io Alexis Wolfe, boys, flash, flash fiction, marriage, micro fiction, polygamist, polygamy, relationships, short stories, short story, summer, vss, youth I knew Steve was a would-be polygamist when I married him. Being the first wife, it didn’t feel so… Cold Cream | Spelk via Instapaper https://ift.tt/2FCAAog
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Cold Cream | Spelk
In Death | Spelk
In Death | Spelk
beard, family, father, flash, flash fiction, Justin Deming, loss, micro fiction, relationships, short stories, short story, tears, Thanksgiving, vss, wife It had been a while since he’d shaved. Years, in fact. via Pocket
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In Death | Spelk
Off the Rails | Spelk
Off the Rails | Spelk
chemistry, cliché, flash, flash fiction, Man, micro fiction, Paul Thompson, relationships, short stories, short story, speed dating, vss, woman The next lady has so many questions. She reads them from a notepad, in perfect handwriting that could be …
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Off the Rails | Spelk
This is Life | Spelk
This is Life | Spelk
age, family, flash, flash fiction, freedom, life, Lora Kilpatrick, micro fiction, rage, relationships, short stories, short story, vss The coffee pot slips from his hand and hits the tile in a million tiny pieces of it’s all your fault. via Pocket
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This is Life | Spelk
No Love is Okay | Spelk
No Love is Okay | Spelk
Christine Baerbock, drink, flash, flash fiction, Man, micro fiction, relationships, short stories, short story, vss, whiskey I had a man and he was good. I liked the way he peeled dollars from his money clip for my whiskey thirst. His jaw clenched a…
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No Love is Okay | Spelk
Light | Spelk
Light | Spelk
flash, flash fiction, geology, horror, Mark Cooper, mystery, radiation, sci-fi, shadow, short stories, short story There’s only me left now — I’m pretty much sure of that. I’m not entirely sure why I’m doing this — for posterity’s sake, maybe? A war…
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Light | Spelk
The Match | Spelk
The Match | Spelk
brother, court, family, flash fiction, football, Jack Fisher, match, short stories, short story, writing Alison zips her jacket up to her neck. She looks down at her daughter beside her, wishing she had insisted on a coat. Lucy is as stubborn as she…
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The Match | Spelk
Lady’s Choice | Spelk
Lady’s Choice | Spelk
Despite the cold, the girl wore little. She paced the pavement outside the drug store in a pair of denim cut-offs and a too-small white tank top that showed off the tops and sides of her red bra. A Day of the Dead skull tattoo covered her left shoul…
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Lady’s Choice | Spelk