Sci-Fi and Fantasy Flash Fiction

Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, was an Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist, who went by the pen name of Lord Dunsany (1878-1957) and wrote over 90 volumes of fiction, essays, poems and plays over the course of his life. His short story, "How the enemy came to Thlunrana", was first published in 1915 as part of his book Fifty-One Tales, a collection of fantasy short stories wh...

Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, was an Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist, who went by the pen name of Lord Dunsany and wrote over 90 volumes of fiction, essays, poems and plays over the course of his life. We’re building a digital archive of short fiction forms from the classic, golden age, and pulp fiction era of science fiction and fantasy: a central repository of out-of...

William Sydney Porter (1862-1910) was a writer and poet who was better known by his pen name O. Henry. His short story, "A Strange Story" was first published in 1912 in the collection, Rolling Stones. We’re building a digital archive of short fiction forms from the classic, golden age, and pulp fiction era of science fiction and fantasy: a central repository of out-of-print stories of th...

Robert Sheckley (1928-2005)  was an American writer of science fiction short stories and novels. His short story, “The Hour of Battle”, was first published in the September 1953 issue of  Space Science Fiction . We’re building a digital archive of flash fiction and short stories from the classic, golden age, and pulp fiction eras of science fiction and fantasy: a central repository of out-of-print...

Catherine Lucille Moore (1911 – 1987) was an American writer of science fiction and fantasy and was among the first women to write in the science fiction and fantasy genres. One of her best-loved characters was the spaceship pilot and smuggler, Northwest Smith, featured in the above story, which was first published in the January 1957 issue of Fantastic Universe . Love science fiction as much as w...

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) was an American writer of weird fiction, fantasy, and cosmic horror, who is probably best known for his creation of the "Cthulhu Mythos". This very short story, "Memory", was first written in 1919 and published in the May 1923 issue of The National Amateur . Listen to more H.P. Lovecraft audiobooks with a free Audible trial by clicking HERE...

Fredric Brown (1906-1972) was an American science fiction, fantasy, and mystery fiction writer, who was well known for his use of humour and his mastery of the so-called “short-short” form of story-telling. “Experiment” is one of his shortest and best-known examples of the form, and was first published in the February 1954 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction . We’re building a digital archive of short...

Floyd Wallace (1915-2004)  was a science fiction writer and mechanical engineer, who spent most of his life in California and published stories in magazines such as  Astounding Stories  and  Galaxy Science Fiction . His short story, "Second Landing", was first published in the January 1960 issue of  Amazing Science Fiction Stories . We’re building a digital archive of shor...

The short-short story, “Mex”, by  William Logan was first published in the January 1957 issue of  Fantastic Universe . We’re building a digital archive of short fiction forms from the classic, golden age, and pulp fiction era of science fiction and fantasy: a central repository of out-of-print stories of three thousand words or less. You can read Logan's original story on our website, al...

Richard Wilson (1920-1987)  was an American science fiction writer. His short story, "Course of Empire", was first published in the February 1956 issue of  Infinity Science Fiction . We’re building a digital archive of short fiction forms from the classic, golden age, and pulp fiction era of science fiction and fantasy: a central repository of out-of-print stories of three thousand words...

W. Hilton Young (1923-2009)  was a British writer and politician and the 2nd Baron Kennet. His short story, "The Choice", was first published in the March 1952 issue of  Punch .   We’re building a digital archive of short fiction forms from the classic, golden age, and pulp fiction era of science fiction and fantasy: a central repository of out-of-print stories of three thousand wor...

Robert Sheckley (1928-2005) was an American writer of science fiction short stories and novels. His short story, "The Hour of Battle", was first published in the September 1953 issue of Space Science Fiction . We’re building a digital archive of short fiction forms from the classic, golden age, and pulp fiction era of science fiction and fantasy: a central repository of out-of-print stories o...

Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) was considered one of the “Big Three” writers of twentieth-century science fiction, alongside Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein. His short story, "The Sentinel", was first published in the Spring 1951 issue of 10 Story Fantasy under the title, "Sentinel of Eternity". It was subsequently published as part of the short story collections, Expedition to Earth and  T...

Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) was a Russian-born American writer and professor of biochemistry, who wrote and edited more than 500 books over the course of his career and was considered one of the “Big Three” writers of science fiction, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke. His short-short story, “A Loint of Paw”, was first published in the August 1957 issue of  The Magazine of Fantasy an...

The short story, “Rex ex Machina”, by Frederic Max was first published in the May 1954 issue of Fantastic Universe . We’re building a digital archive of short fiction forms from the classic, golden age, and pulp fiction era of science fiction and fantasy: a central repository of out-of-print stories of three thousand words or less. For more information, and to read all the stories featured on our...

Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, was an Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist, who went by the pen name of Lord Dunsany (1878-1957) and wrote over 90 volumes of fiction, essays, poems and plays over the course of his life. His short story, "After the Fire", was first published in 1915 as part of his book Fifty-One Tales , a collection of fantasy short stories which is considere...

Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, was an Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist, who went by the pen name of Lord Dunsany (1878-1957) and wrote over 90 volumes of fiction, essays, poems and plays over the course of his life. His short story, "The City", was first published in 1915 as part of his book Fifty-One Tales , a collection of fantasy short stories which is considered to h...

Robert Sheckley (1928-2005) was an American writer of science fiction short stories and novels. His short story, "Death Wish", was first published in the June 1956 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction  under the pseudonym, "Ned Lang". We’re building a digital archive of short fiction forms from the classic, golden age, and pulp fiction era of science fiction and fantasy: a central repository of ou...

The short story, "Foundling on Venus", by John and Dorothy de Courcy was first published in the March 1954 issue of Fantastic Universe . We’re building a digital archive of short fiction forms from the classic, golden age, and pulp fiction era of science fiction and fantasy: a central repository of out-of-print stories of three thousand words or less. For more information, and to read all the stor...

Al Sevcik was a writer of short form science fiction. His short story, "A Matter of Magnitude", was first published in the January 1960 issue of Amazing Science Fiction Stories . We’re building a digital archive of short fiction forms from the classic, golden age, and pulp fiction era of science fiction and fantasy: a central repository of out-of-print stories of three thousand words or less. You...

Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) was American pulp fiction writer and novelist who wrote in a diverse range of genres. He was particularly influential in the fantasy subgenre which came to be known as "Sword and Sorcery", and is perhaps best remembered for the characters he created in this such as Conan the Barbarian and Kull of Atlantis. His short story, "The Mirrors of Tuzum Thune", features the...

Fredric Brown (1906-1972) was an American science fiction, fantasy, and mystery fiction writer, who was well known for his use of humour and his mastery of the so-called "short-short" form of story-telling. His short story, "Knock", was published in the December 1948 issue of Thrilling Wonder Stories . We’re building a digital archive of short fiction forms from the classic, golden age, and pulp f...

Robert Sheckley (1928-2005) was an American writer of science fiction short stories and novels. His short story, "Cost of Living", was first published in the December 1952 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction . We’re building a digital archive of short fiction forms from the classic, golden age, and pulp fiction era of science fiction and fantasy: a central repository of out-of-print stories of three t...

James McKimmey Jr's short story, "Death Star", was first published in the September 1953 issue of Planet Stories . We’re building a digital archive of short fiction forms from the classic, golden age, and pulp fiction era of science fiction and fantasy: a central repository of out-of-print stories of three thousand words or less. You can read McKimmey Jr's original story on our website, along with...

Therese Windser’s short story, “Longevity”, was first published in the May 1960 issue of Amazing Science Fiction Stories . We’re building a digital archive of short fiction forms from the classic, golden age, and pulp fiction era of science fiction and fantasy: a central repository of out-of-print stories of three thousand words or less. You can read Windser's original story on our website, along...