They arrived from deep space and ignored us. When they left, they left scars all over the planet and especially on our souls. We didn't know who they were or why they came, but when they left, we knew what they had done.
Age Rating: Anybody | Genre: Science Fiction Tags: Science Fiction, Apocalyptic, Post Apocalyptic, Aliens, Space Votes: 90 | Score: 7.08 Size: 15KB / 3,164 words | Downloads: 1252 Posted:
Upon arrival at Proxima Centauri, the Exodus-9 crew detects a mysterious object floating in space. They believe it is an alien threat and are panicked. What follows is a chain of absurd misunderstandings, extreme paranoia, and catastrophic decisions that almost spark an interplanetary conflict... against a piece of human junk. Only a stroke of luck prevents a thermonuclear conflict.
A superheroine, an alien, and a town in the middle of the desert, what else do you need for an interesting short story...How about action? Check. First contact? Check. A dead cat? Check.
Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Science Fiction Tags: Science Fiction, Aliens, Humor Votes: 20 | Score: 6.95 Size: 30KB / 5,792 words | Downloads: 448 Posted:
A quiet desert priest witnesses a strange ship land in his pasture. Inside is a hungry alien mother whose food machine has failed—and whose newborns cannot survive on anything Earth offers. Gentle, eerie, and morally sharp, Zenna Henderson’s classic first-contact tale asks what mercy costs.
The Altarai arrive to strip mine the planet, and it's very much the end of life as we know it. But, hey, even all-powerful aliens can get bored and run into trouble. And then humanity's remaining one per cent becomes part of the solution. Linked to “A Burning Love...” ~ 3k words.
Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction Tags: Science Fiction, Aliens Votes: 14 | Score: 6.65 Size: 18KB / 3,086 words | Downloads: 586 Posted:
Lowgone has spent two years on the street hunting the monsters nobody else can see, and his dying mentor has one last order: close the hole to hell. With only the forty-eight hours between Halloween and All Souls' to do it. A gritty, blood-soaked urban fantasy about faith, loneliness, and what it means to be the only one who sees the truth.
Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Horror Tags: Science Fiction, Aliens, Shapeshifters, Violence, Horror, Assassins, Supernatural, Demons, Monsters, Fantasy, Super Hero Votes:* | Score:* Size: 33KB / 6,078 words | Downloads: 71 Posted: