Merry Christmas, everyone! When my kids get up on Christmas morning and race to the living room to see what is under the Christmas tree,...

Dorothy Parker never did write the novel she spent half her life pursuing. O. Henry's only long work is "Cabbages and Kings", which is...

Nina Miller, " Lost Citizens of the Fringe " as November's best story, with an amazing 40, count them 4-0 Rockets. Congratulations!!!...

Write a sci-fi story set in a fictional utopian society. I admit I have lost track of what a majority of Americans envision as our ideal...

The readers of Sci-Fi Shorts have done it again! Congratulations to our very own J. Charles Ramirez for his clear victory with " The...

One of the most frequent topics we chat about in the (metaphorical) smoke-filled lounge labeled EDITORS ONLY is: "What can we do to...

Change can be good, friends, and I'm not talking nickels and dimes here. Most of our writers' stories here at Sci-Fi Shorts are kept...

The September Reader's Pick is finally in, after an extended and at times very close race.

The envelope, please. And the winner is...

"Lifetime Subscription" by Guy Lingham is the editor's pick as the winning theme story for July/August.

Write a science fiction story in which the villain or antagonist is an artificial intelligence. This Halloween, there's a lot of scary...

"Because it's there!" -George Mallory, English mountaineer Mars is a barren wasteland devoid of life. There's nothing there, even less...

" Engines of Opportunity ", by Jeff Currier! Congratulations! And what does he win, Johnny? NOT a case of Turtle Wax (Who would wax a...

So many writers are nervous about submitting their stories, afraid of being judged, afraid of putting their work out there and being told...

"Cyborg Isle" by Maren N. Law is the editor's pick as the winning theme story for May/June.

Write a science fiction story that explores the nature and consequences of (im)mortality. The current US president is 81 years old, and...

"The Migration", by Randall Andrews! Congratulations -- well-deserved; a fine tale. The story's art will henceforth be decorated with...

"The Wittiest Man In France", by Philip Apps, with 26 Rockets! Notably, this is also the winner of this month's Editor's Choice award...

Editors' Choice The Wittiest Man in France by Philip Apps is the editor's pick as the winning theme story for April/May. Congratulations...

"Comfort Foods", by Nina Miller, with an enviable total of 33 Rockets.

Theme: Write a science fiction story that uses gothic settings and tropes. Gothic science fiction is the oldest kind. Mary Shelley's...

Editors' Choice Caring for Barbara by B. M. Gilb is the editor's pick as the winning theme story for March/April. This is a new author...

"Pulling on his pants, he rushed to the door when the doorbell rang, fumbling with the latch." That's an example of False Simultaneity: ...

"Living In the Moment", by J. Millard Simpson, with a score of 37 Rockets. Congratulations to J. Millard Simpson. He is one of our most...