Fiction and Essays (view Full Listing)

• bp • Introduction (Not Just Rockets and Robots: Daily Science Fiction Year One) • essay by Jonathan Laden
• 17 • An Adventure in the Antiquities Trade • (2010) • short story by Jeff Hecht
• 19 • Mark and Shelly's • (2010) • short story by Steven R. Stewart
• 21 • Butterfly and the Blight at the Heart of the World • [Exodus (Tidhar)] • (2010) • novelette by Lavie Tidhar
• 35 • Fiddle • (2010) • short story by Tim Pratt
• 36 • Ezra's Prophecy • (2010) • short story by Deborah Walker [as by Debs Walker]
• 40 • Hobo Signs • (2010) • short story by Ree Young
• 41 • Tag, You're It • (2010) • short story by Melissa Mead
• 43 • Seeking Nothing • (2010) • short story by Cat Rambo
• 51 • Chameleon • (2010) • short story by Colin Harvey
• 54 • On the Sweetness of Children • (2010) • short story by Michelle Muenzler
• 56 • Mercury in Hand • (2010) • short story by Amanda M. Hayes
• 57 • Azencer • (2010) • short story by Rigel Ailur
• 58 • American Changeling • (2010) • short story by Mary Robinette Kowal
• 68 • Flint's Folly • (2010) • short story by J. Chant
• 72 • Picture in Sand • (2010) • short story by Susan A. Shepherd
• 74 • The Man who Said Good Morning • (2010) • short story by Ralph Gamelli
• 76 • The Jug Game • (2010) • short story by Jennifer Moore
• 77 • The Fosterling • (2010) • short story by Therese Arkenberg
• 82 • Long Pig • (2010) • short story by Matthew Johnson
• 84 • Sparks • (2010) • short story by Mari Ness
• 86 • Small Differences • (2010) • short story by Tim Patterson
• 87 • A Little-Known Historical Fact • (2010) • short story by Tim McDaniel
• 88 • Finding Joan • (2010) • short story by David D. Levine
• 97 • Gamed • (2010) • short story by Stephen Gaskell
• 99 • Losses: A Game • (2010) • short story by M. O. Walsh
• 102 • Solitude • (2010) • short story by Michael Guillebeau
• 104 • Fashion Statement • (2010) • short story by Peter Roberts (1952-)
• 105 • Migrating Bears • (2010) • short story by Helena Bell [as by Helena Leigh Bell]
• 111 • Grinpa • (2010) • short story by Brian K. Lowe
• 114 • Bless This House • (2010) • short story by Beth Cato
• 116 • Zero Hour • (2010) • short story by Sue Burke
• 118 • Susan 3342 A.D. • (2010) • short story by Marge Simon
• 119 • Addendum to the Confessions of St Augustine of Hippo • (2010) • short story by Edoardo Albert
• 126 • Longevity, Inc. • (2010) • short story by Geoffrey C. Porter
• 129 • Chick Lit • (2010) • short story by Keyan Bowes
• 131 • Group Session • (2010) • short story by Terry Bramlett
• 133 • Memory Boxes • (2010) • short story by Pam L. Wallace
• 135 • A Theory of Sixth-Sense Aesthetics • (2010) • short story by Ciro Faienza
• 144 • High Mileage • (2010) • short story by J. G. Faherty
• 147 • A Game of Horse and Dragon • (2010) • short story by Sarah L. Edwards
• 148 • Cradle Song • (2010) • short story by Brenda Kalt [as by Brenda Cannon Kalt]
• 151 • Flipping the Switch • (2010) • short story by Michael Vella
• 153 • Moonlight and Bleach • (2010) • short story by Sandra McDonald
• 161 • Faith • (2010) • short story by Mario Milosevic
• 165 • Over Tea • (2010) • short story by T. M. Thomas
• 167 • The Value of Folding Space • (2010) • short story by Tim Patterson
• 168 • Dragon Dreams on Cardboard Wings and Tiny Scraps of Yellow • (2010) • short story by Christopher Kastensmidt
• 169 • Essence of Truth • (2010) • short story by Erin M. Hartshorn
• 174 • The Closer • (2010) • short story by Ari Goelman [as by Ari B. Goelman]
• 177 • Chaos Theory • (2010) • short story by Shannon Luke Ryan
• 178 • Winning Streak • (2010) • short story by Nicky Drayden
• 181 • One Year Later • (2010) • short story by K. J. Kabza
• 183 • Outside the Box • (2010) • short story by Brian Winfrey
• 193 • Cruel Mountain • (2010) • short story by T. D. Carroll
• 196 • Supply and Demand • (2010) • short story by William Meikle
• 198 • Hypotheticals • (2010) • short story by D. K. Latta
• 201 • What Lies Between the Bread • (2010) • short story by Greg van Eekhout
• 203 • The Piper • (2010) • short story by Mai L. Lee
• 209 • Some Day My Prince Will Go • (2010) • short story by Sheila Crosby
• 213 • Dear Ms. Moon • (2010) • short story by Liz Argall
• 215 • A Day Like No Other • (2010) • short story by S. C. Wade
• 218 • Lottery • (2010) • short story by Nathan Wellman
• 219 • Flashback • (2010) • short story by Melissa Mead
• 225 • Questions • (2010) • short story by Jacob A. Boyd
• 228 • Appalled Science • (2010) • short story by Andrew Kaye
• 229 • Delusional • (2010) • short story by Ross Willard
• 231 • Journey's End • (2010) • short story by Christine Lucas
• 233 • Never the Twain • (2010) • short story by Lon Prater
• 240 • Sheila • (2010) • short story by A. Merc Rustad
• 243 • Heartbeat • (2010) • short story by Erin M. Hartshorn
• 244 • Surprise Party • (2010) • short story by Steven Saus
• 246 • Flood Myth • (2010) • short story by Brian Dolton
• 248 • Perfect Black • (2010) • short story by Will McIntosh
• 259 • Drink • (2010) • short story by Tara Barnett
• 261 • Buy You a Mockingbird • (2010) • short story by Eric James Stone
• 262 • Maker of the Twenty-First Moon • (2010) • short story by Sean Patrick Hannifin
• 266 • Grocery Games • (2010) • short story by Anne Patterson Friedman
• 267 • No Spaceships Go • (2010) • short story by Annie Bellet
• 275 • The God Solution • (2010) • short story by M. E. Owen [as by M. E. Castle (I)]
• 279 • Nothing But the Truth • (2010) • short story by Stephen V. Ramey
• 282 • The Pillow Zone • (2010) • short story by Scott Lininger
• 284 • A Christmas Frost • (2010) • short story by Robert E. Keller
• 286 • The Two of Us, After • (2010) • short story by Steven Popkes
• 292 • Not the Chosen One • (2010) • short story by Amber D. Sistla
• 294 • Palindrome • (2010) • short story by Will Arthur
• 296 • The Plum Pudding Paradox • (2010) • short story by Jay Werkheiser
• 298 • Variety • (2010) • short story by Jill Zeller
• 300 • A Matter of Time • (2010) • short story by Jaime Lee Moyer
• 306 • Wrath of the Porcelain Gods • (2011) • short story by Nicky Drayden
• 308 • Rx • (2011) • short story by Jacquelyn Bartel
• 309 • A Is for Arthur • [Alphabet Quartet] • (2011) • short story by Greg van Eekhout and Tim Pratt and Jenn Reese and Heather Shaw
• 313 • Waiting for Raymond • (2011) • short story by Eric James Stone
• 315 • Bit Storm • (2011) • novelette by Lancer Kind and Shelli Kind
• 332 • The Junk Artist • (2011) • short story by Lavie Tidhar
• 336 • Bit by Bit • (2011) • short story by Karina Fabian
• 338 • B Is for Banyan Tree • [Alphabet Quartet] • (2011) • short story by Greg van Eekhout and Tim Pratt and Jenn Reese and Heather Shaw
• 339 • Late Homework • (2011) • short story by James Van Pelt
• 341 • A Song Never Tasted • (2011) • short story by Barbara A. Barnett
• 349 • The Voynich Variations • (2011) • short story by Edoardo Albert
• 351 • Family Photo • (2011) • short story by Elena Gleason
• 353 • C Is for Crate • [Alphabet Quartet] • (2011) • short story by Greg van Eekhout and Tim Pratt and Jenn Reese and Heather Shaw
• 355 • Automatic Selection • (2011) • short story by Victoria Podmajersky
• 357 • Standing Next to Heaven • (2011) • short story by Terra LeMay
• 369 • Not with a Bang • (2011) • short story by Michelle Ann King
• 372 • The Navigator • (2011) • short story by Christian Roberts
• 374 • D Is for De Gustibus • [Alphabet Quartet] • (2011) • short story by Greg van Eekhout and Tim Pratt and Jenn Reese and Heather Shaw
• 375 • ...And a Bottle of Rum • (2011) • short story by Melissa Mead
• 377 • On Paper Wings • (2011) • short story by Victoria Sonata
• 386 • Jade Dragon • (2011) • short story by Shelly Li
• 389 • The Elephant Man's Love Child • (2011) • short story by Leslie What
• 390 • E Is for Excrement • [Alphabet Quartet] • (2011) • short story by Greg van Eekhout and Tim Pratt and Jenn Reese and Heather Shaw
• 391 • The Uncharted Isle • (2011) • short story by James Hutchings
• 392 • Imaginary Enemies • (2011) • short story by C. J. Paget [as by Colum Paget]
• 404 • Gathering Glory • (2011) • short story by Steve Stanton
• 406 • Memory Bugs • (2011) • short story by Alter S. Reiss
• 410 • F Is for Forever • [Alphabet Quartet] • (2011) • short story by Greg van Eekhout and Tim Pratt and Jenn Reese and Heather Shaw
• 411 • Swallowing Ghosts • (2011) • short story by Cat Rambo
• 412 • The Birdcage Heart • (2011) • short story by Peter M. Ball
• 417 • Boy Seeds • (2011) • short story by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
• 420 • A Ribbon for a Shaman • (2011) • short story by S. J. Hirons
• 424 • G Is for Graven • [Alphabet Quartet] • (2011) • short story by Greg van Eekhout and Tim Pratt and Jenn Reese and Heather Shaw
• 425 • Tonight with Words Unspoken • (2011) • short story by Jeff Samson
• 427 • Rinse or Repeat • (2011) • short story by Sylvia Hiven
• 432 • Vestigial Organs • (2011) • short story by Katie H. Camp
• 434 • "Hello," Said the Gun • (2011) • short story by Jay Lake
• 436 • H Is for Horse • [Alphabet Quartet] • (2011) • short story by Greg van Eekhout and Tim Pratt and Jenn Reese and Heather Shaw
• 437 • Trick of Memory • (2011) • short story by D. A. D'Amico
• 440 • The Mysterious Barricades • (2011) • short story by Adele Gardner [as by Lyn C. A. Gardner]
• 449 • Waiting In The Corners • (2011) • short story by Brian Dolton
• 451 • Snowfall • (2011) • short story by Jennifer Mason-Black
• 455 • I Is for Inertia • [Alphabet Quartet] • (2011) • short story by Greg van Eekhout and Tim Pratt and Jenn Reese and Heather Shaw
• 456 • Surface • (2011) • short story by Tom Jolly [as by Thomas F. Jolly]
• 458 • Epinikion • (2011) • short story by Desmond Warzel
• 465 • God's Gift to Women • (2011) • short story by Barbara A. Barnett
• 467 • Song of the Laughing Hyena • (2011) • short story by David G. Blake
• 470 • J Is for Junk • [Alphabet Quartet] • (2011) • short story by Greg van Eekhout and Tim Pratt and Jenn Reese and Heather Shaw
• 471 • Tuna Fish • (2011) • short story by Andrew Kaye
• 472 • Shark's Teeth • [Marla Mason • 5.5] • (2011) • short story by Tim Pratt [as by T. A. Pratt]
• 481 • The Cloud Dragon Ate Red Balloons • (2011) • short story by Tom Cardamone
• 483 • Skin of Steel • (2011) • short story by Siobhan Shier
• 487 • K Is for Kinky • [Alphabet Quartet] • (2011) • short story by Greg van Eekhout and Tim Pratt and Jenn Reese and Heather Shaw
• 488 • Self and Self • (2011) • short story by Jacob A. Boyd
• 491 • Newfangled • (2011) • short story by K. G. Jewell
• 497 • That's Show Business • (2011) • short story by Bruce Boston
• 499 • Iron Oxide Red • (2011) • short story by Gwendolyn Clare
• 503 • L Is for Luminous • [Alphabet Quartet] • (2011) • short story by Greg van Eekhout and Tim Pratt and Jenn Reese and Heather Shaw
• 505 • Girl Who Asks too Much • (2011) • short story by Eric James Stone
• 507 • Trust • (2011) • short story by David D. Levine
• 513 • Words on a Page • (2011) • short story by Allison Starkweather
• 515 • Written Out • (2011) • short story by Terra LeMay
• 517 • M Is for Mall • [Alphabet Quartet] • (2011) • short story by Greg van Eekhout and Tim Pratt and Jenn Reese and Heather Shaw
• 518 • The Modern Prometheus • (2011) • short story by Ed Wyrd
• 519 • The Blue Room • (2011) • short story by Jason Sanford
• 529 • The Rules of the Regeneration Manual • (2011) • short story by Andrew L. Findlay
• 531 • Wings for Icarus • (2011) • short story by
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• 533 • N Is for Nevermore Nevermore Land • [Alphabet Quartet] • (2011) • short story by Greg van Eekhout and Tim Pratt and Jenn Reese and Heather Shaw
• 534 • Break • (2011) • short story by Mishell Baker
• 536 • Outer Rims • (2011) • short story by Toiya Kristen Finley
• 543 • The Pen Is Mightier • (2011) • short story by Mik Wilkens
• 545 • Shards • (2011) • short story by Leah Thomas
• 547 • O Is for Obfuscation • [Alphabet Quartet] • (2011) • short story by Greg van Eekhout and Tim Pratt and Jenn Reese and Heather Shaw
• 548 • Selfless • (2011) • short story by Kenneth S. Kao
• 550 • The Elevator • (2011) • short story by Erik M Igoe
• 558 • The School Counselor • (2011) • short story by Mark Sarney
• 560 • Pippa's Smiles • (2011) • short story by Cat Rambo
• 564 • P Is for Parade • [Alphabet Quartet] • (2011) • short story by Greg van Eekhout and Tim Pratt and Jenn Reese and Heather Shaw
• 565 • Writing on the Wall • (2011) • short story by Vaughan Stanger
• 567 • The Ambiguity Clock • [Earth (Lavie Tidhar)] • (2011) • short story by Lavie Tidhar
• 574 • Necessities • (2011) • short story by Nathaniel Lee [as by Nathaniel Matthews Lee]
• 576 • This Life • (2011) • short story by Lee Hallison
• 579 • Q Is for Quit • [Alphabet Quartet] • (2011) • short story by Greg van Eekhout and Tim Pratt and Jenn Reese and Heather Shaw
• 580 • Vacuum Decay • (2011) • short story by Ramon Rozas, III [as by Ramon Rozas]
• 581 • The Beauty Garden • (2011) • short story by Damon Shaw
• 590 • Her Old Man • (2011) • short story by Chuck Rothman
• 592 • Starlight Cantata • (2011) • short story by Brian L. Hurrel [as by Brian Lawrence Hurrel]
• 595 • R Is for Raffle • [Alphabet Quartet] • (2011) • short story by Greg van Eekhout and Tim Pratt and Jenn Reese and Heather Shaw
• 596 • Barb-the-Bomb and the Yesterday Boy • (2011) • short story by Julian Mortimer Smith
• 597 • Values, Vision and Mission • (2011) • short story by James Van Pelt
• 604 • Unveiled • (2011) • short story by Ron S. Friedman
• 605 • Facts About Gel, Gloop, and Other Semi-Viscous Substance You May Have Encountered Recently • (2011) • short story by Michael Canfield
• 607 • S Is for Solipsism • [Alphabet Quartet] • (2011) • short story by Greg van Eekhout and Tim Pratt and Jenn Reese and Heather Shaw
• 609 • Can't Stop • (2011) • short story by K T
• 610 • As Fast As You Can • (2011) • short story by Nathaniel Lee [as by Nathaniel Matthews Lee]
• 621 • The Instructions • (2011) • short story by Amanda C. Davis
• 622 • Say Zucchini, and Mean It • (2011) • short story by Peter M. Ball
• 627 • T Is for Terpsichore • [Alphabet Quartet] • (2011) • short story by Greg van Eekhout and Tim Pratt and Jenn Reese and Heather Shaw
• 629 • They Do It with Robots • (2011) • short story by Eric James Stone
• 631 • A Study in Flesh and Mind • (2011) • short story by Liz Argall
• 637 • Shades of Orange • (2011) • short story by Caroline M. Yoachim
• 638 • Men of Wealth • (2011) • short story by Ross Willard
• 641 • U Is for Ubiquitous • [Alphabet Quartet] • (2011) • short story by Greg van Eekhout and Tim Pratt and Jenn Reese and Heather Shaw
• 642 • To Soothe Ravaged Throats • (2011) • short story by Allison Jamieson-Lucy
• 643 • Cloaks and Gloves • (2011) • short story by Patricia Russo
• 652 • Remember • (2011) • short story by Will Arthur
• 654 • Just Enough Time • (2011) • short story by Douglas K. Beagley
• 656 • V Is for Vámonos • [Alphabet Quartet] • (2011) • short story by Greg van Eekhout and Tim Pratt and Jenn Reese and Heather Shaw
• 658 • Dealing with Death • (2011) • short story by Brenta Blevins
• 660 • Apology • (2011) • short story by Sam Ferree
• 668 • Sister • (2011) • short story by Melissa Mead
• 671 • Dharma Dog and Dogma • (2011) • short story by Steven Mathes
• 676 • W Is for When • [Alphabet Quartet] • (2011) • short story by Greg van Eekhout and Tim Pratt and Jenn Reese and Heather Shaw
• 678 • Building a Future • (2011) • short story by Rhonda Jordan
• 680 • Made of Cats • (2011) • short story by Judith Tarr
• 686 • The Thinning • (2011) • short story by Christopher Owen
• 688 • The Clex Are Our Friends • (2011) • short story by Mario Milosevic
• 692 • X Is for Xylomancy • [Alphabet Quartet] • (2011) • short story by Greg van Eekhout and Tim Pratt and Jenn Reese and Heather Shaw
• 693 • Blivet in the Temporal Lobes • (2011) • short story by Dave Raines
• 696 • The Three Laws of Zombie • (2011) • short story by Lavie Tidhar
• 702 • Godless • (2011) • short story by Stephen V. Ramey
• 704 • His Brother Was an Only Child • (2011) • short story by Ronald D. Ferguson
• 708 • Y Is for Yellow • [Alphabet Quartet] • (2011) • short story by Greg van Eekhout and Tim Pratt and Jenn Reese and Heather Shaw
• 710 • Love at the Corner of Time and Space • (2011) • short story by Annie Bellet
• 712 • The Artwork of the Knid • (2011) • short story by John Parke Davis
• 717 • Fall of the City • (2011) • short story by Daniel Ausema
• 719 • Freefall • (2011) • short story by Eric James Stone
• 722 • Z Is for Zoom • [Alphabet Quartet] • (2011) • short story by Greg van Eekhout and Tim Pratt and Jenn Reese and Heather Shaw
• 723 • The God of the Poor • (2011) • short story by James Hutchings
• 724 • Barnaby: or, As Luck Would Have It • (2011) • short story by K. G. Jewell
• 736 • Like the Fourth of July • (2011) • short story by John Paolicelli
• 738 • Upgrade • (2011) • short story by Allison Starkweather
• 740 • Blink • (2011) • short story by Carol Hassler
• 742 • Off the Shelf • (2011) • short story by Gaea Dill-D'Ascoli
• 743 • Filling Up the Void • (2011) • short story by Richard E. Gropp
• 751 • Persistence • (2011) • short story by Kurt Newton
• 753 • Suspicious • (2011) • short story by James Patrick Kelly
• 755 • Distant Dragon • (2011) • short story by L. L. Phelps
• 757 • Heart of Gold • (2011) • short story by James Valvis
• 758 • Still Life • (2011) • short story by A. C. Wise
• 767 • Deathbed • (2011) • short story by Caroline M. Yoachim
• 768 • The Wishwriter's Wife • (2011) • short story by Ian McHugh
• 771 • Paying the Tab • (2011) • short story by Brian K. Lowe
• 773 • Counting Coup • (2011) • short story by Kat Otis
• 775 • Forever Sixteen • (2011) • short story by Amy Sundberg
• 781 • Toad Sister • (2011) • short story by Joanna Michal Hoyt
• 783 • Only Backwards • (2011) • short story by Kenneth S. Kao
• 786 • The Jester • (2011) • short story by Maria Melissa Obedoza
• 788 • Blessed Are the Sowers • (2011) • short story by Robert Lowell Russell
• 791 • The Large People • (2011) • short story by Karen Heuler
• 797 • Hints of the Apocalypse • (2011) • short story by K. G. Jewell
• 799 • Trails • (2011) • short story by James Bloomer
• 803 • Exit Interview • (2011) • short story by Patrick Johanneson
• 806 • The Girl in the Wooden Dress • (2011) • short story by Angela Rydell
• 808 • The Last Librarian: or A Short Account of the End of the World • (2011) • short story by Edoardo Albert
• 813 • The Recruiter • (2011) • short story by John Robert Spry
• 815 • Killer Pot • (2011) • short story by James S. Dorr
• 818 • The Box That Eats Memories • (2011) • short story by Ken Liu
• 820 • A Gentlewoman's Guide to Time Travel • (2011) • short story by Alice M. Roelke
• 821 • How Amraphel, the Assistant to Dream, Became a Thief, Lost His Job, and Found His Way • (2011) • short story by Scott Edelman
• 832 • Spoons • (2011) • short story by Joe Zieja [as by Joseph Zieja]
• 834 • Our Drunken Tjeng • (2011) • short story by Nicky Drayden
• 838 • True Hollywood Story • (2011) • short story by Ryan Gutierrez
• 840 • Reading Time • (2011) • short story by Beth Cato
• 842 • What Never Happened to Kolay • (2011) • short story by Patricia Russo
• 846 • Alpha & Omega: A Co-creative Tale of Collaborative Reality • (2011) • short story by Joshua Ramey-Renk
• 848 • The Standing Stones of Erelong • (2011) • short story by Simon Kewin
• 851 • Passage • (2011) • short story by Lavie Tidhar
• 854 • Heart on Green Paper • (2011) • short story by Grá Linnaea
• 856 • Inside Things • (2011) • short story by Melissa Mead
• 861 • Distilled Spirits • (2011) • short story by Andrew Kaye
• 863 • Rules for Living in a Simulation • (2011) • short story by Aubrey Hirsch
• 865 • What You Singing About? • (2011) • short story by T. J. Berg