Found 7 works tagged 'Alien'.
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The Willing Body, the Reluctant Heart
Published Nov 21, 2019 · 1,852 words (7 minutes) · 76 views
A body collects friends heart, lung, and brain to seek out these strange new aliens who seem to have only one intelligence per body. AnLab Reader’s Choice Finalist! Printed in Chinese in Science Fiction World November, 2019
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The Beasts and the Birthday
Published Jul 25, 2019 · 5,157 words (19 minutes) · 4 likes · 532 views
Science Fiction Alien intergenerational trauma
The beasts that changed the world came just before Georgia was born. Her family’s struggles to survive haunt them still — but, years later, a taboo birthday celebration might be enough to keep hope alive.
Author Marlee Jane Ward lives in Melbourne, Australia, and her work has appeared in Interfictions, Terraform, Apex, and more. The final installment in her award-winning Orphancorp trilogy is now available from Brio Books.
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Tomorrow, the Sunset Will Be Blue
Published Jul 14, 2019 · 990 words (4 minutes) · 6 likes · 406 views
Literary Fiction Mystery Science Fiction Romance jeremy szal Science Fiction Romance nature science-fiction Love tragic first person exoplanets death sad ending Alien
It’s not for everyone, but Sola and Benn jumped at the chance for a new life at a remote research outpost—one with deadly metal dust in the air and hauntingly magical sunsets. But that may all change thanks to a secret Sola can't quite bring herself to face.
Author Jeremy Szal is the fiction editor for the Hugo-winning podcast StarShipSofa, as his work has appeared in Lightspeed, Tor.com, Strange Horizons, and more.
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Mimicking Human Behavior: A field guide for extraterrestrial visitors
Published May 5, 2019 · 1,337 words (5 minutes) · 199 views
Humor Satire Science Fiction manners tourism alien abduction alien invasion Alien etiquette
A compilation of etiquette tips for alien species to follow on their first visit to the planet. A new installment in the series “I Was Abducted by Aliens in a Former Life”
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Spacism Is Still With Us
Published Apr 2, 2019 · 2,147 words (8 minutes) · 2 likes · 418 views
Classic Horror Humor Literary Fiction Satire Science Fiction Star Wars space positive future planet hopepunk Alien E.T. First Encounter Explorer aliens
In this award-winning SF humour story, the first human explorer to reach ancient Kapteyn's Star, the nearest halo star to our Solar System, has trouble breaking the interstellar ice with the natives.
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Season's Greetings
Published Dec 10, 2018 · 1,628 words (6 minutes) · 221 views
Fantasy Humor Science Fiction Area 51 superhero christmas mad scientist Alien
Christmas letters reveal interlocking conflicts for a superhero, an alien from Area 51, a mad scientist, and a woman just trying to get her life back together.
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Why the Aliens Did What They Did to that Suburb of Madison, Wisconsin
Published Mar 28, 2018 · 607 words (3 minutes) · 315 views
Humor Science Fiction Alien sex alien sex first contact
Mark and Mary are conducting certain, uh, activities, and they find that their usual games and role-play are not doing it for them anymore. Then they see something coming out of the sky...
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