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Short StoriesWritten by Ink2Quillwww.ink2quill.com Of course there’s still a place for short stories and anthologies in literature. Some say that people don’t read anymore and that anything that requires more than 10 minutes of a person’s time will most likely not be read if it is on paper. I talked to someone who was just…
The Hanging StrangerWritten by Philip K. Dickwww.ink2quill.com “The Hanging Stranger” is a Scifi, horror, short story written by Philip K. Dick and first published in 1953. This short story can be found in “The Collected Stories Of Philip K. Dick” or “Second Variety and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick” and it was reprinted…
The CarnivoreWritten by Katherine MacLeanwww.ink2quill.com “The Carnivore” is a Scifi, alien contact, short story written by Katherine MacLean. The story was first published in 1953 in Galaxy Magazine and was republished in 1974 in the French Anthology called Histoire Du Fins Du Monde. It was also appropriately called “The Trouble With You Earth People”. This…
Stranger StationWritten by Damon Knightwww.ink2quill.com “Stranger Station” is a Scifi, short story written by Damon Knight, who was an American Scifi author, editor and critic. He is famous for the story “To Serve Man” which was turned into a Twilight Zone episode of the same name. “Stranger Station” was first published in the Magazine of…
HinterlandsWritten by William Gibsonwww.ink2quill.com “Hinterlands” is a Scifi, cosmic horror, short story written by William Gibson. It is one story from his Burning Chrome collection of 10 short stories, which include well known stories like “Johnnie Mneumonic”. William Gibson is also the author of the Scifi, cyberpunk classic “Neuromancer”, arguably the greatest novel in the…
Happy New Year from Ink2Quillwww.ink2quill.com Happy New Year! Happy new year everybody! I hope everybody had a happy New Year. That means also getting all the traveling you intended done, fulfilling the New Year´s resolutions. New Year´s was fun chaos and I hope none of my readers got arrested or woke up in embarrassing circumstances. Otherwise,…
They Twinkle Like JewelsWritten by Philip Jose Farmerwww.ink2quill.com “They Twinkle Like Jewels” is a Scifi gem of a short story written by Philip Jose Farmer. I would also place this short story in the genre of horror. It is one of his lesser known stories but a gem nonetheless. Philip Jose Farmer is the author…
PraxisWritten by Karen Joy Fowlerwww.ink2quill.com “Praxis” is a Scifi, short story and part of a collection of short stories in the anthology “Artificial Things”. There are 13 short stories with “Praxis” being the last one. The idea is original and probably what is in store for us in the not-too-distant future. This is a less…
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….