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Rod Castor
Jan 121 min read
Readers Pick for December...
Congratulations to our very own J. Millard Simpson for winning the December Reader's Pick with 44 rockets for his story, " Potboiler " --...
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Gnerphk
Dec 15, 20241 min read
The Readers Have Picked...
Nina Miller, " Lost Citizens of the Fringe " as November's best story, with an amazing 40, count them 4-0 Rockets. Congratulations!!!...
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Gnerphk
Nov 10, 20241 min read
Our Readers Pick for October...
The readers of Sci-Fi Shorts have done it again! Congratulations to our very own J. Charles Ramirez for his clear victory with " The...
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Gnerphk
Oct 21, 20241 min read
It's Reader's Pick Time!
The September Reader's Pick is finally in, after an extended and at times very close race.
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Gnerphk
Sep 22, 20241 min read
The Reader's Pick results for August are in!
The envelope, please. And the winner is...
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Jim Dutton
Sep 21, 20243 min read
July Theme Prompt Winner
"Lifetime Subscription" by Guy Lingham is the editor's pick as the winning theme story for July/August.
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Gnerphk
Aug 11, 20241 min read
Reader's Pick Time! And the Winner Is...
" Engines of Opportunity ", by Jeff Currier! Congratulations! And what does he win, Johnny? NOT a case of Turtle Wax (Who would wax a...
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Jim Dutton
Jul 20, 20242 min read
May Theme Prompt Winner
"Cyborg Isle" by Maren N. Law is the editor's pick as the winning theme story for May/June.
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Gnerphk
Jul 13, 20241 min read
Our Reader's Pick for June is...
"The Migration", by Randall Andrews! Congratulations -- well-deserved; a fine tale. The story's art will henceforth be decorated with...
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Gnerphk
Jun 15, 20241 min read
And the May Reader's Pick is...
"The Wittiest Man In France", by Philip Apps, with 26 Rockets! Notably, this is also the winner of this month's Editor's Choice award...
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Jim Dutton
Jun 9, 20242 min read
April Theme Prompt Winner
Editors' Choice The Wittiest Man in France by Philip Apps is the editor's pick as the winning theme story for April/May. Congratulations...
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The Reader's Pick for the month of April is...](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbc166_a7e449726faa4f0caed849d537de15d1~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_305,h_229,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/dbc166_a7e449726faa4f0caed849d537de15d1~mv2.webp)
Gnerphk
May 19, 20241 min read
Your Attention, Please! The Reader's Pick for the month of April is...
"Comfort Foods", by Nina Miller, with an enviable total of 33 Rockets.
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Jim Dutton
May 12, 20243 min read
March Theme Prompt Winner
Editors' Choice Caring for Barbara by B. M. Gilb is the editor's pick as the winning theme story for March/April. This is a new author...
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Rod Castor
Apr 15, 20241 min read
Drumroll please! Our Reader's Pick for March is...
"Living In the Moment", by J. Millard Simpson, with a score of 37 Rockets. Congratulations to J. Millard Simpson. He is one of our most...
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Jim Dutton
Apr 7, 20242 min read
February Theme Prompt Winner
Editors' Choice Adrift by Randall Andrews is the editor's pick as the winning theme story for February/March. Last month's theme prompt,...
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Gnerphk
Mar 16, 20242 min read
The Reader's Pick for February is...
"Fallstreak", with an impressive 29 votes! For the first time, our Editor's Choice and Reader's Pick both go to the same story -- a real...
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Jim Dutton
Mar 9, 20242 min read
January Theme Prompt Winner
Fallstreak by Dale E. Lehman Editors' Choice The January theme prompt, Weather Warnings, ended on February 15, with the final accepted...
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Gnerphk
Feb 10, 20242 min read
And the Reader's Pick for January is...
"Giblin's Scar", by Michael Barbato-Dunn "Giblin's Scar", with an impressive 25 votes! A huge congratulations to the talented author,...
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Jim Dutton
Feb 3, 20242 min read
Results for December Theme Prompt
Editors' Choice The December theme prompt, Treasures, Brightly Wrapped, ended on January 15 with the final accepted entry published on...
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Gnerphk
Jan 15, 20242 min read
And the Reader's Pick for December is...
"Pigs and Prejudice", by Nina Miller! The readers have spoken, and their favorite story of the month, our Reader's Pick, goes to "Pigs...
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