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Jean Mitchell, deep cover agent for the Association, just got her cover blown. Now there’s only one option: become someone else entirely by trading bodies with another agent. But the real trouble starts when she starts to fall for that other agent’s fiancee…
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What happens if you die in your dreams? You wake up…hopefully. But how many times can you keep doing that before it destroys you? For Earth Armed Forces Specialist Adams, waking up from the battle is a crucial part of the job – it means he’ll live to fight another day. But when it’s up to him to turn this war around – will he have what it takes to be the ultimate Dream Soldier? Find out in this short military sci-fi tale.
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Gary has one chance – and one chance only – to ensure first contact with the humans goes as smoothly as ancient history records it to have occurred. Unfortunately, the fate of the future galactic alliance all rests on his very questionable ability to . . . boogie down.
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With billions killed by a global swarm of voodoo-hexed ghosts, New Orleans paranormal expert Tyson Lynche is the only person left alive who can put an end to the genocide. But a local spirit – a chess grand master – steps in to stop the ghost hunter. When the deceased genius makes his move, will Lynche have what it takes to become the last man standing?
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It’s Temperance Hall’s big day – her chance to exact revenge and ruin some lives. Just the kind of thing she relishes. But when all the skeletons in her closet converge in a tragic car wreck, only her mind-reading chauffeur understands the full significance of this life-changing event.
This slipstream short story may leave you with second thoughts about . . . your thoughts.
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What if you could erase a single, traumatic memory by simply popping a specially-formulated pill and sleeping it off? What if that memory turned out to be the crucial piece of evidence that could exonerate a wrongly-convicted man? Janet Stevens must now stay awake through one thrill-ride of a night in a desperate chase to find the real killer before her memory of the event is gone forever…
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Is science a kind of magic? Is magic a science all its own?
In a world run by technological giant iGoogAmaHoo, only one woman can stop the violent overthrow of society by an evil sorcerer who’s seeded the world’s tech connection with a magical virus. THESE DARK ELECTRONS is a short story with a breathtaking pace set in a fantastical sci-fi future.
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When you mess with the ego of a god, you’d better be prepared for the consequences…
This humorous short tale explains what REALLY happened when astronomers took it upon themselves to relegate the ninth planet to the status of dwarf.
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It seemed like a casual evening of drinks with my best friend . . . until things turned ugly. Find out how in this flash fiction with a twist.
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What advice would you give your younger self? What if that advice destroyed your life? What if you could do it all again – only with greater challenges? One man’s odd time-traveling alien abduction experience presents him with these questions, and more…
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Someone said “life is but a dream.” But can the ability to control your dreams be bred into you? Find out how far one man would go to achieve his dream in this sci-fi short.
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Caught in a sticky situation, an oft-misused starship underling concocts a way to make everyone pay – but him.
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A courageous sacrifice for a noble cause? Or a craven suicide pact as part of a massive conspiracy? This is the story of one man, one life with every detail pre-planned, and one perfect example of absolute power corrupting absolutely. And it’ll make you think twice the next time you step into the voting booth…
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Tragedy strikes top-rated TV show “Symphonic Idol” when one of the musical judges is found dead onstage, and everyone’s a suspect in this classical twist on the detective story…
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A soldier aboard a generational cruiser orbiting Mars is the only one who can save a small colony on the surface. That’s because he’s the only one left alive on the ship as it hurtles toward the Martian terrain. Trouble is, the door he needs to get through requires two arms to open – and he only has one…
This story earned Honorable Mention in the Writers of the Future contest in 2012.
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In the raw, terrifying world of a nuclear holocaust, one young woman has a life-altering experience that brings her face to face with the reality of her own existence.
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Trapped in a place removed from time and space – the Devil’s Triangle – a rag-tag group is caught in an endless battle with horrible creatures that attack relentlessly – until the creatures find a way to invade Earth. Now a race is on to use future tech to stop them from overrunning all of humanity…
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Starting with a frantic rush to the hospital, this is the true story of a near-fatal experience that changed one family’s life and taught one man to truly count his blessings.
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Reporter Holly Gooding’s first major news story for Channel 8 News takes a turn for the weird when the guy she’s sent to interview – the only person to survive a plane crash off the coast of Florida – happens to be a pirate.
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A reluctant vacation for two couples quickly devolves into a desperate life-and-death fight when one member of the party decides to cross a galactic crime lord – with apocalyptic consequences…
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Matthew and Winston are in Italy on important business – but Matthew wants one final adventure before he ties the knot with his fiancee back home in the States. As Matthew drags Winston across Italy on a paranoid pursuit of murderers, Winston has a trick of his own waiting up the sleeve of his expensive suit…
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Eli Yon thinks nothing of slipping through time, “correcting” history by making sure the right people die. That’s his job. But he may be starting to lose his edge, and the last thing he needs is some young hot-shot making him look bad by saving his latest assignment from failure. But he may have a solution…
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A trip to the spaceport restroom for one chemical industry executive leads to a most unexpected encounter with a stealthy nemesis. But that’s not where the surprises end in this morbidly humorous sci-fi tale.
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A religious leader’s unprecedented trip through a wormhole to another dimension to retrieve a sacred tome could save his planet’s people – or perhaps doom them.
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Two untested military programmers are the last hope for the biggest offensive in a war fought by remote drones. Trouble is, these brave geeks are vastly outnumbered – and if their lead drone is captured, it’ll fry their brains. But their greatest handicap may turn out to be a profound strength.
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A future legal system where your own memories are played on a screen for the jury to see. A man framed with false memories. And one man – the professional framer – having second thoughts about his career of unethical deeds. Is it too late for him to turn his life around?
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Warning: this ebook file may be malicious. Or not. “Malicious” is such a value-laden word. At least give it a chance to explain itself, and you can decide for yourself…
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It was the vacation of a lifetime – the chance to experience a day in the life of a famous person from history – as a “hitchhiker” inside their mind. What could possibly go wrong?
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SpaceForce Corporal Nigel Halsted thinks he’s in deep when he gets recruited by a shadowy organization to help derail a treaty between two interstellar species. But when the mission turns sour, he quickly learns that “deep” is all a matter of perspective…
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Avery Rush is on an expedition into the moon’s own version of the Bermuda Triangle – a mysterious region of the lunar surface where many a vessel has disappeared – though he is skeptical they’ll find anything at all. But the fantastic world on the other side turns out to be full of surprises and dangers that may prove too much for this seasoned pilot who thought he’d seen it all…
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Raife Crenshaw is tasked with taking down the world’s most powerful and brutal intellect: Cain, a lab-created monster of a man who’s poised to murder tens of millions. But Raife’s handlers want Cain brought back alive. Can an ingenious disguise make the difference in time, or will it be Raife’s ultimate undoing?
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Author Vern Charles lost his precious wife and son to the Undeath. Now he has nothing left but his words. But as a creator of fiction, trading stories for bullets is the only way he knows to survive in the post-zombie-apocalypse economy. Until he discovers the power of those words…
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Lillian has lost Ivan, her eight-year-old son, to mysterious predators from the dark-magical Forest of Bann. Her only chance at recovering him is to venture in after him, armed with only a half-hexed staff, a spell book, and her wits. But when she finds the chronaqua (timewater) – she may be able to save more than just her son…
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Colonizing the moon is hazardous work…made more dangerous by political bickering back on Earth. Now Jack Chang must face either the starvation of the colony he leads, or the deadly terror threat posed by his former Marine buddy who’s trying to extort the government and keep the colony alive. Some choice.
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Life as a galactic minion can be tough – you have to be cunning, wise, patient, conniving; and above all, willing to kiss a lot of backside. That’s where Grench comes in. Not only is he the ultimate suck-up, but he has a foolproof plan to move up in the kingdom…
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My mind is not like Satoshi’s – it’s ordered, with perfect recall. That’s why he loves me, I think. But they want to take me away from him – all because he lost his temper ONE time.
It doesn’t seem fair. They keep talking about Statute Forty-Nine. And saying that now – I am different…
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A confused firefighter. A distraught new bride. A police detective and a coroner with an unsolvable mystery. And one terrified man, torn from his reality. Is there any chance for Chance Bellamy to escape his otherworldly captors and find Summer once again? Can the power of love bridge the unfathomable distances of space and time? Find out, in Pod N.
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What would it take for you to trade a life in the skies, earning your freedom, for a death sentence deep within the lunar mines?
When you’re racing for your life, you don’t let a thing like death slow you down. Love, on the other hand, can seal your fate.
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When a lonely girl escapes in her books, she gets more than she bargained for – including real-life mystery, twisted history, and a threat to her life! That, and a little love, should keep you turning these pages…
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The world’s most famous augur – the man responsible for a host of astounding predictions throughout history – embarks on his final epic quest: to witness the end of the world. But will Nostradamus ever live to see the final fate of man? Follow his amazing journey in Predict THIS – a short story.
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One man – two seagulls – three life-altering choices.
When a bird brings beach-combing drifter Richard a powerful charm, he learns that choices can be a gift and a curse.
Will the Chooser change the course of Richard’s life forever? Find out in this unusual short story about second and third chances…
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A woman with no eyes meets a man with no body. Love and treachery ensue in this short tale of blind love and body bags.
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Pin It Day after tomorrow marks 50 years since the Soviets launched the world’s first female astronaut into Earth orbit. Last Friday, Valentina Tereshkova stated that she would love to get a one-way ticket to the red planet. And that may just be possible. You may have heard of the [...]
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