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“No-Risk Planet” by Milton Lesser

M.G. Herron · May 3, 2022 · Leave a Comment

A sci-fi short story by Milton Lesser, originally published in Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy 1955.

“Sam had sold life insurance to every race in the galaxy. But on Halcyon he found a people who not only didn’t want it—but didn’t need it!”

“Mystery at Mesa Flat” by Ivar Jorgensen

M.G. Herron · Apr 26, 2022 · Leave a Comment

A sci-fi short story by Ivar Jorgensen originally published in Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy 1956.

“A small desert town didn’t seem a likely place to encounter murder—especially one that had been planned on a world light years away!”

“From an Unseen Censor” by Rosel George Brown

M.G. Herron · Apr 19, 2022 · Leave a Comment

A sci-fi short story by Rosel George Brown, originally published in Galaxy Magazine 1958.

“You can’t beat my Uncle Isadore—he’s dead but he’s quick—yet that is just what he was daring me to try and do!”

The sci-fi short stories of Isaac Asimov

M.G. Herron · Apr 12, 2022 · Leave a Comment

Isaac Asimov and his typewriter

A luminary of science fiction, and one of the most famous writers of the genre, Isaac Asimov was prolific. He wrote 383 short stories in his life, and is estimated to have written or edited over 500 books. These are the standout sci-fi stories from his long, impressive career.

“Hall of Mirrors” by Fredric Brown

M.G. Herron · Apr 5, 2022 · Leave a Comment

"Hall of Mirrors" by Fredric Brown

A sci-fi short story by Fredric Brown, originally published in Galaxy Science Fiction 1953.

“It is a tough decision to make—whether to give up your life so you can live it over again!”

“Messenger” by Joseph Samachson

M.G. Herron · Mar 26, 2022 · Leave a Comment

The planet Earth from a distance (New York Public Library)

A sci-fi short story by Joseph Samachson (aka William Morrison), originally published in Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy 1954.

He had to find a single planet somewhere in the vast Universe. The trouble was, if he found it—would he remember what he must do?

“In the Year 2889” by Jules Verne and Michel Verne

M.G. Herron · Jan 23, 2022 · Leave a Comment

Jules Verne, sci-fi author illustration

A sci-fi short story about the far future by Jules Verne and Michel Verne, originally published in Forum 1889.

“Export Commodity” by Irving Cox, Jr.

M.G. Herron · Dec 23, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Sci-Fi Short Story: "Export Commodity"

A sci-fi short story by Irving E. Cox, originally published in Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy 1955.

“Henig was sent to obtain a soil sample of the planet. It was a routine assignment, but not necessarily the only method for discovering an—”

“Doorstep” by Keith Laumer

M.G. Herron · Dec 22, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Sci-Fi Short Story: "Doorstep". Illustration by Ritter

A sci-fi short story by Keith Laumer, originally published in Galaxy Magazine 1961.

“The general was bucking for his other star—and this miserable contraption bucked right back!”

“Coming Attraction” by Fritz Leiber

M.G. Herron · Dec 20, 2021 · 1 Comment

Fritz Lieber, sci-fi author

A sci-fi short story by Fritz Lieber, originally published in Galaxy Science Fiction 1950.

“Women will always go on trying to attract men… even when the future seems to have no future!”

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