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Quilting  Online fiction story online fiction stories onlinefiction terrorist story terrorism. Some people aren't asked if they'd like to become the enemy. They're just born into a particular community, and that seals their fate. Even so, quilting would seem to be a harmless enough hobby. But it's surprising what can be turned into a lethal weapon, if you're imaginative enough. An SF terrorism.

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Swiss Toys  Online fiction story online fiction stories onlinefiction menace of Switzerland. The question: can Switzerland's quest for world domination be halted? Or are the robots which have been unleashed by the Swiss just too much for the civilized world to handle? An SF story - a story about robot love.

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Too Far from Home - Online fiction story online fiction stories onlinefiction story travel story India Bodhgaya fiction a travel story. Jamie Heck is traveling in India. He's already gone far beyond the borders of any reality that he's familiar with, and perhaps he's in danger of transgressing across the boundaries of reality itself. A story about India.

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UFO Invasion - the Truth about Alien Abductions!!  Online fiction story online fiction stories onlinefiction abduction alien abductee alien invasion alieninvasion. Each year, millions of Americans are abducted by aliens. But why? This lightly fictionalized account of a TRUE STORY supplies the answer. A UFO story.

Upgrade - Online fiction story online fiction stories onlinefiction bioscience medical story - an SF horror story. This is fairly long, weighing in at 9,162 words. A story about Eric. When Eric was under interrogation by the police, he felt no stress. The police were nothing compared to the Institute. "What do you know about the body?" said the voice behind the light. An SF horror story.

Vorn the Gladiator  Online fiction story online fiction stories onlinefiction fear of torture story pain horror Vorn the Gladiator, fearing torture, flees the city of Chi'ash-lan, accompanied by Sharla the Swordswoman. Whom he can trust. He thinks. This gladiator story is a story about torture.

Wet Leaves on the Track  Online fiction story online fiction stories onlinefiction story surreal The lump of icecream melting in the schoolyard is bigger than the house. The condom which has fallen on the neighboring town is larger than the town itself. But none of this drama brings to an end the mundane day-to-day tensions of the family. A short bizarre story.