Dale Bailey’s free novelette After the Tripods revisits H.G. Wells’s Martian invasion 27 years later. The aliens died, but red blight spreads from their fallen machines across London and World War I battlefields. https://reactormag.com/after-the-tripods-dale-bailey/ #SciFi #ShortFiction

New free SF: In David Anaxagoras’s “Ladd’s Robot Repair,” a 12-year-old scavenger finds a pre-collapse robot butler in a buried garage. The bot appoints itself his guardian, whether he wants one or not. #SciFi #ShortFiction https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/ladds-robot-repair/

🍻👣 Norman wanted a memorable event. He would get it, and much more. Read Local Trouble now—link in bio.

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Medical nanobots replace half a man's cells, then form a union. They demand time off and a less toxic workplace—his body. A funny SF flash story by Joel W. D. Buxton, free at Lightspeed. #SciFi #ShortFiction https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/what-do-you-mean-the-nanobots-formed-a-union/

In Alexander Weinstein's "Dreamweavers," two makers of virtual vacations leave their jobs to grow food on a drying Earth. One enters a gated city to steal seeds for a hoped-for move to a wetter place. https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/dreamweavers/ #SciFi #ShortFiction

In V.M. Ayala's new flash story The Chrysalis of Moth One, two pilots are grafted into a giant moth-shaped war machine. Command sends them to fight an unknown enemy, then plans to dispose of them. #ScienceFiction #ShortFiction https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-chrysalis-of-moth-one/

Rich Larson’s “Maskwork Saltman Giftbox”: In a city where bots do most jobs, a worker wears printed faces to attend events for rich clients. One job sends them to a hospital disguised as a dead man.

https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/maskwork-saltman-giftbox/ #SciFi #ShortFiction

Retirement Plan: A bonus story from the Rifters universe…
She retired from the rift. The rift, apparently, didn't retire from her.
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We’re actively seeking short stories in our new #CallForSubmissions ✨ That means entries from every genre imaginable: action, crime, humour, dark fantasy, [*takes a breath*] horror and more!

🕰️ Submit your manuscript before November 1st! Link in bio…

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Read "Good People" by Connie Cook: MoonLitGetaway.com/new-fiction/good-people

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In this #ShortStory Sunday, witness a girl grapple with her grandmother's failing memory.

Read this story now at https://theotherworldsblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-sound-of-memory.html

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Short fiction: It Turns on a Sixpence
...When your CEO is a bit crap.
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Third Martian War in memes! Guess the plot... or get it on Amazon for the price of a pack of gum!
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This week's #story: Feeders of the Storm by George Violet Parker
https://theonesbehindthebookshelves.substack.com/p/feeders-of-the-storm

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🏔️💀 A perilous peak. No oxygen. And something waiting in the storm. Read The Last Warm Bodies now—link in bio.

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Relationships and Fantasy, the book, not your partner. Choose wisely.
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She said we needed to meet. I brought a picnic basket, wine, and pillows, just in case. She would be meeting me. #shortfiction #psychologicalhorror #unreliablenarrator #suspense #obsession

I found a way to meet my itch of some good Sword and Sorcery fiction! Short stories with characters that rely on cunning, daring, and skill to overcome adversity. All in a neat package! Link in comments if you enjoy such stories. #BookSky #AmReading #Fantasy #ShortFiction #SwordsAgainst

"Retirement Plan"
A FREE bonus story for reading from the Rifters universe
Do Rifters ever retire?
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Here it is folks... Sterncastle Magazine Issue 3... REFLECTIONS! Ten heartfelt stories for your reading enjoyment.

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