Science Fiction Stories

A swarm of huge, fiery ants, brood of a mystery comet, burst from their shells to threaten the unsuspecting world.

Robbie whined and acted like his eyes were burning, as if he'd gotten dust or something even stranger into them....

All Earth needed was a good stiff dose of common sense, but its rulers preferred to depend on the highly fallible computers instead. As a consequence, interplanetary diplomatic relations were somewhat strained--until a nimble-witted young man from Mars came up with the answer to the "sixty-four dollar" question.

Alien space explorer traveling via warps is now trapped on Earth. And he can't convince anyone he isn't human

An antiques collector in a peculiar post-contact world where exccentric aliens do strange deeds.

What if you invented a space ship? Would you give it to the world? And what if you decide NOT to! Are you a criminal to be hunted down?

Intelligence is a great help in the evolution-by-survival--but intelligence without muscle is even less useful than muscle without brains. But it's so easy to forget that muscle--plain physical force--is important, too!

It was a fine day at the beach for Purnie's game--but his new friends played very rough!

West of the Mississippi was Mob territory, a society whose entire system of values was totally opposed to the Syndic. Here morality ruled with an iron hand. When a wave of assassinations broke out in New Your, it was clealy time to take action against the Mob!

Sometimes you do find what you were looking for in high school - then have to decide if it is a good thing or not. ~ 4300 words.