Short stories: A science fiction mystery 31 Articles

by Lisa Marie Mercer Sub Channel Steward Winter Sports

Breckenridge Back in Time Suspects: Mrs. Gelgrib William Amanda Mr. Ford The Harris's Jennifer's Story It all began in the summer of 2004. After earning my degree in hotel management, I sent my resume to va...read more

by Joanna Berezny

"The Helen Files" SUSPECTS: Mrs. Leeming, Mr. Fletcher, Ms. Miller, and Mrs. Remick For as long as schools have been in session, there has not been a single child on earth who would not swear that at least one of th...read more

by John Hayden

The boat was motionless, wedged between two huge rocks which formed the base of the cliff precipice. David, and Susan, held a leg each , ensuring Joe would not fall over the edge of the cliff, as he called at the top of hi...read more

by Ben Parris

Title: Alu Alu stretched and yawned when Dr. Sean MacMurdo called his name. The Persian gave Sean a look that said, My patience with you is not infinite. Or at least that's what Sean got out of it. "Alu, you disappoi...read more

by Shane Klembin

Dr.Ted's Discovery It took Detective Jones and Detective Andy more than two hours to reach their destination from London. The morning hours in the country side was a pleasant site as well as a tiring drive. T...read more

by eddy

The Consequence of Parable The morning brew of coffee seemed to lift Dr.Coarse from his office desk where he spent most of his life watching his window knowing that it was coming. The Lab Dr.Coarse had been turned into a ...read more

by Stephanie Tibbs

Pushor Manor: Woman or Wolf? The lady in red advanced up the steps of drafty Pushor Manor. She was greeted by a dreary butler that introduced himself as Hue Braghmore. As the slim man made way for the mysterious la...read more

by Allen Teal

The Strange Striped Frogs of Franklin Creek Suspects: Old Mr. Jones, Wanda, Delinda, Matt Funny how time flies. Why it seems like only yesterday that my adventure began. I had planned to walk along the creek that ...read more

by Jon Coe

Title: Me and Em. Characters:- Neila Em Omec "Why am I here?" Asked Neila. Programming her breathing apparatus. "Shall I answer that, or would you like to figure that out for yourself?" Said Em, reconfig...read more

by Duckman Mitchell

MISSION XX-1 SUSPECTS: Mission Control, C1, C2 or C3, PHO 99943, Radioactivity, Zombie Fluff, Hard Mace, Godzilla, Earth, Dirty Filthy Apes. "5... 4... 3... 2... 1. Liftoff. We have Midnight liftoff, zero hundred hou...read more

by Christopher Wittkugle

Suspects: Bob Anderson Sheila Gray Chuck O'Malley Brock Boulder The Case of the Martian Cattle Rustler I adjusted the worn, black leather belt that was slung low over my hips as I walked through the door to the s...read more

by Will Kester

A Mystery? Or a Dream? Suspects: 1. Possibly aliens 2. Possibly a dream 3. Possibly Helen's imagination 4. Or, maybe it was real "So, here is your assignment for science class next week," Mrs. Rogers s...read more

by Roxanne Carson

Zelda the Dream Weaver Suspects: 1. Miss. Drone: Zelda's teacher 2. The man whom she didn't know 3. Zelda's mother: A Danktress follower 4. Zelda's father: Also a Danktress follower Zelda always ate lunch alone ...read more

by Bruce Mclennan

Simon's Ghost It ended badly and Selwyn blamed Simon. Simon in turn blamed Julian Cornflower however he conceded that it was his contact with Cornflower that prefaced the sorry saga. It started when Simon thought he sa...read more

by Pat Lunsford

The Strange New Student Suspects: Ethan The well dressed man The typical woman The older man Talk and laughter circulated around the eighth grade home room as Lamar approached his desk. The class began to settl...read more

by Violet Fortune

The Astro-fur Mission Mystery Suspects: Robin S. Cruise - female astronaut Otto - Robin's space-roving canine companion Captain - head of the TTT (Transdimensional Transport Technology) team Shape-shifting life-fo...read more

by TL Carter

TAKEOVER ON AMOVA PRIME, where someone isn't who they seem and everyone you meet is a suspect. I grew up scared of the legends. I'd heard the stories since I was eight years old and could recite each one from memory. Th...read more

by Kailin Ford

He sat and stared at the blood on his hands, not knowing whether he should cry out or stay silent in fear of getting caught. This crime was not his, he was just there when it happened. He looked down at the lifeless body o...read more

by Marie Hurley

Mona rechecked the guns and ammunition she had packed along with all the other essentials for her trip from New York City to what had been a farming community in Wisconsin. She hadn't been born at the time of the first upr...read more

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by Roth Eomtalf

Class Control and Moving Up Once upon a time, a bunch of people got together and decided that a sexual habit qualified as a moral value. First, they harassed people who possessed this particular predilection and di...read more