Retreat SyndromeWritten by Philip K. Dickwww.ink2quill.com “Retreat Syndrome” is a short story written by the late great Philip K. Dick. This is an interesting Scifi story published in publications in World of Tomorrow, The Preserving Machine and a few others. This story has several themes we often see in PKD stories. Retreat Syndrome Philip K….
Service CallWritten by Philip K. Dickwww.ink2quill.com “Service Call” is a scifi, short story written by the legend himself, Philip K. Dick. It was first published in 1955 with “Science Fiction Stories”, an popular American Scifi magazine of the time. This is one of his lesser known works partly because it was a short story, partly…
The Impossible PlanetWritten by Philip K. Dickwww.ink2quill.com “The Impossible Planet” is a Scifi, short story written by the master of the Scifi genre, the man himself, Phillip K. Dick. It was first published in 1953 and has been reprinted dozens of times and influenced so many stories in the Scifi genre. This type of story…
The Fall Of The House Of UsherWritten by Edgar A. Poewww.ink2quill.com “The Fall Of The House Of Usher” is a Gothic horror, short story written by the American writer Edgar A. Poe first published in Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine then in Tales Of The Grotesque And Arabesque a year later. It remains one of the greatest…
The Dream MasterWritten by Roger Zelaznywww.ink2quill.com “The Dream Master” is a scifi novella originally named ‘The Ides of Octember‘ by the scifi great Roger Zelazny, himself. Let me start by saying that Roger Zelazny has to be one of the most underrated Scifi writers around. He is a true master of the Scifi genre. It…
I Have No Mouth And I Must ScreamWritten by Harlan Ellisonwww.ink2quill.com “I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream” is a speculative fiction, post-apocalyptic, scifi, techno-horror, AI themed, short story written by Harlan Ellison and published in 1967. The novel itself is comprised of seven short stories which are “I Have No Mouth And I…
The Door In The WallWritten by H. G. Wellswww.ink2quill.com “The Door In The Wall” is a scifi, short story written by a parent of the genre, Mr. H. G. Wells himself. He wrote many short stories and this is one of his more peculiar ones. Of course, some of the other parents of the scifi…
KerfolWritten by Edith Whartonwww.ink2quill.com “Kerfol” is a horror genre, supernatural, ghost story, short story that was published in 1916. It was written by Edith Newbold Wharton (born Edith N. Jones) and lived from 1862 to 1937 and was born in New York City. Yes, she’s a New Yorker. She was born into a wealthy family…
The Stolen BodyWritten by H. G. Wellswww.ink2quill.com “The Stolen Body” is a short story written by one of the Founding People of the Sci-Fi genre, Mr. H. G. Wells himself. It was first published in 1898 and appeared in other publications afterwards. Other Founding People of the Sci-Fi genre include Mary Shelley, Jules Verne, William Hope Hodgson, Kepler,…
In The AbyssWritten by H. G. Wellswww.ink2quill.com “In The Abyss” is a short story written by one of the Founding People of the Sci-Fi genre, Mr. H. G. Wells himself. It was published in 1897. Other Founding People of the Sci-Fi genre include Mary Shelley, Jules Verne, William Hope Hodgson, Kepler, Edgar Allan Poe, H….