Science fiction short stories from author D.N. Schmidt. Come meet robots, clones, and more! Enjoy post-apocalyptic adventures and time travel tales. Experience futuristic technology, and explore distant worlds.
A Science Fiction Short Story Detective Davis grabbed another cup of coffee and returned to his desk. He had been on the night shift for a few weeks, but he was still having trouble adjusting to his new sleep schedule. As he sat down, he tried not to make the “old man groan” noise his wife always teased him about, […]
As Ron walked through the park on his way home from work, he saw an odd flyer pinned to the community bulletin board. The picture at the top looked something like a slug without the tentacle things on its head. Next to that was the symbol for DNA. The flyer said researchers were studying planarian regeneration to see if they
A science fiction short story Gary left his therapist’s office, still not feeling any better. Doctor Evans was supposed to be the best in the city, but she mostly just nodded and took notes. Once, he managed to peek in her notebook and saw the last three pages were nothing but doodles of corgis. He was paying thousands of dollars
A Space Adventure Story Rick Hendrix took his Rockhopper out past Mars and continued on to the Main Belt. It was a long journey to take all alone, especially in a cramped, two-seater ship, but space liners didn’t offer trips to random asteroids. Barren rocks weren’t exactly top tier tourist destinations. On the plus side, with no one around to
A Science Fiction Short Story A golden beam of light appeared and slowly glided across the cabin’s wooden floor. Sunrises on Sawtooth Island always took exactly thirty-seven seconds. The monsters outside slowly vanished, their growls and groans fading with the darkness. At last, just as the light touched the foot of a red sleeping bag, the rooster crowed. Ezra grabbed
