Sci-Fi and Fantasy Flash Fiction

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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 or less.

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 words or less.  

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 of three thousand words or less.

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 The Nine Billion Names of God. It is perhaps best remembered now as being the inspiration and starting point for the 1968 novel and film, 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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.

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 and 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 or less.

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.

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 considered to have been a major influence on the work of early fantasy writers such as J.R.R. Tolkien, H.P. Lovecraft, and others.

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.

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 have been a major influence on the work of early fantasy writers such as J.R.R. Tolkien, H.P. Lovecraft, and others.

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.

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 out-of-print stories of three thousand words or less.

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.

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.

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 latter and was first published in the September 1929 issue of Weird Tales.

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.

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 thousand words or less.

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.

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.

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". His short story, "The White Ship", was first published in the November 1919 issue of The United Amateur and was later reprinted in the March 1927 issue of Weird Tales.

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". His short story, "The Beast in the Cave", was first published in the June 1918 issue of The Vagrant. His first draft of the story was written at the age of fourteen, and so it is largely regarded as an example of Lovecraftian Juvenilia.

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". His short story, "Dagon", was first published in the November 1919 issue of The Vagrant and was one of the first stories Lovecraft wrote as an adult. It was later reprinted in the October 1923 issue of Weird Tales.

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. "The Machine That Won the War" is one of the dozen or so short stories Asimov wrote about a supercomputer called "Multivac" and was first published in the October 1961 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and 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 or less.

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 Nine Billion Names of God", was first published in 1953 in the collection Star 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.

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-short story, “The Weapon”, was first published in the April 1951 issue of Astounding 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 or less.

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-short story, “Pattern”, was first published in 1954 in the collection Angels and Spaceships.

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.

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 story, “The Fun They Had”, was first published in the children’s pages of a newspaper in 1951, then reprinted in the February 1954 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and 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 or less.

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. “True Love” is one of the dozen or so short stories Asimov wrote about a supercomputer called “Multivac” and was first published in the February 1977 issue of American Way Magazine.

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.

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. “Key Item” is one of the dozen or so short stories Asimov wrote about a supercomputer called “Multivac” and was first published in the July 1968 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and 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 or less.

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 story “Exile to Hell” was first published in the May 1968 issue of Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact.

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.

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 Other Tiger”, was first published in 1953 in the June-July 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.

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 Haunted Space Suit”, was first published in the November 1958 issue of New Worlds Science Fiction under the title “Who’s There?” It was then republished in 1971 under the more familiar title of “The Haunted Space Suit” as part of the edited collection, “Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales”.

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.

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, “Reunion”, was first published in 1971 in the collection Infinity Two.

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.

Richard Matheson (1926-2013) was an American author and screenwriter who wrote primarily in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres of literature and film, and is perhaps best known as the author of “I Am Legend”. His short story “Third from the Sun” was first published in the October 1950 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 thousand words or less.

“The Knock” is another “short-short story” by writer Fredric Brown (1906-1972) and is almost certainly the shortest one of them all. Possibly the shortest science fiction story ever written!