Division of LaborNo one said anything, but Sull could tell they were all a little jealous when he lost his arms and l...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014Division of Labor
The Boy and the BoxThe boy looked like any other boy his age, except that, thanks to him, there had been for some time ...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014The Boy and the Box
Mulberry BoysSo night comes on. I make my own fire, because why would I want to sit at Phillips’s, next to that p...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014Mulberry Boys
UshakiranThe earliest movements she knows are not her mother’s movements but the sea rocking her mother, who ...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014Ushakiran
CancerThis certifies that HELEN FRANCES LAWRENCE, sex FEMALE was born to JOHN DENISON LAWRENCE and VIRGINI...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014Cancer
Catamounts“I have my limits,” said Gorlen Vizenfirthe, hooking a full mug of cheap brew toward him with one of...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014Catamounts
The Litigation Master and the Monkey KingThe tiny cottage at the edge of Sanli Village—away from the villagers’ noisy houses and busy clan sh...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014The Litigation Master and the Monkey King
Face ValueNews of the disappearance of inventor Felix Frey spread through the Air with electric ease. It was e...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014Face Value
Brisneyland by Night“How many kids now?” I asked. “Twenty-five we can identify for sure. But that’s out of a couple of h...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014Brisneyland by Night
Suzanne DelageAs I was reading last night—reading a book, I should explain, which was otherwise merely commonplace...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014Suzanne Delage
The Schrödinger WarYou’d think after seven tries, I could get the living part right, or at least be a pro at dying, but...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014The Schrödinger War
AngelusHe was in the bathroom cleaning the taps. I could only see the back of him—an overlong measure of sp...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014Angelus
HomecomingThe locker room is always tense before a game. Alisa is trying to get her uniform to stay in place, ...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014Homecoming
BellweatherThey had struggled for days through a wasteland of broken rock, high in the mountains, on their way ...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014Bellweather
Ragged ClawsLast night, after a short struggle, I went out. It’s like that most evenings, the slow, silent battl...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014Ragged Claws
Augusta PrimaAugusta stood in the middle of the lawn with the croquet club in a two-handed grasp. She had been of...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014Augusta Prima
The Five Deaths of Marvin DimitriI first met Marvin several years ago, but you don’t have to know Marvin to know his story. That’s th...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014The Five Deaths of Marvin Dimitri
Enyo-EnyoEnyo meditated at mealtimes within the internod, huffing liquor vapors from a dead comrade’s shatter...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014Enyo-Enyo
An Invocation of IncuriosityThere are flea markets all across Florida, and this was not the worst of them. It had once been an a...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014An Invocation of Incuriosity
Ghost DaysOna watched her Teacher turn around. The helmetless Ms. Coron wore a dress that exposed the skin of ...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014Ghost Days
The Insect and the Astronomer: A Love StoryThe Insect has never been in love. The Astronomer has never been alive. It is important that you und...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014The Insect and the Astronomer: A Love Story
The Turing Test“My name is Elektra Shepherd,” I say. “I’m eighteen years old. A freshman in university, majoring in...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014The Turing Test
Tonight We FlyIt’s the particular metallic rattle of the football slamming the garage door that is like a nail dri...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014Tonight We Fly
SleeperErm Kaslo always found that a strong drink or two helped clear his head of the after-effects of the ...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014Sleeper
The Battle of YorkYoung General Washington rode alone on his white stallion through the vast forest of Yoosemitee. His...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014The Battle of York
Yard Sale“Mark them ONE DOLLAR OR BEST OFFER.” I want everything out. Out, so we can leave this place and loc...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014Yard Sale
Invisible PlanetsChichi Raha is a fascinating place, its flowers and lakes unforgettable to all visitors. There, you ...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014Invisible Planets
Miss Nobody Never WasEverybody thinks that bartenders steal. You know what? They’re right. Maybe there’s an upright barte...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014Miss Nobody Never Was
Power Armor: A Love StoryIt was quite a party. The women wore gowns. The men wore tuxedos. Anthony Blair wore power armor.#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014Power Armor: A Love Story
Dead FadsThe dead have fads. I work in Deadtown, at a bar mostly frequented by the Dead. They call me PD for ...#Lightspeed Magazine#Free Fiction Stories 📖·lightspeedmagazine.com·Jun 4, 2014Dead Fads