Storm Damage
A beleaguered scientist discovers time travel is possible, but a brewing storm threatens to erase his legacy.
Writers of the Future 2024, Quarter 3
First Place!
The Pod Chaser
The discovery of rare space whale bones on a desolate and dangerous planet Earth rekindles an old romance with a second chance at happiness.
A selected story for the Nebula Magazine
2025 Science Fiction Romance challenge
Hiding Inside
A doctor returns to the virtual community he left behind to say goodbye to his dying daughter.
Writers of the Future 2020, Quarter 4
Honorable Mention
I Will Save You
A scientist has only hours to discover how much his girlfriend knows about a possible alien invasion.
Writers of the Future 2024, Quarter 2
Honorable Mention
Last Era of Mankind
A driven philanthropist builds the world’s most extensive virtual display of art, but an untraceable hacker wandering its secure halls may be the harbinger of human extinction.
The Double Murder of Dr. Flynn
A young scientist risks time travel to escape her violent boyfriend but emerges years later when he is even more dangerous.
Amelia & the Butterfly
A small, simple moment of innocence and wonder from an adventurous little girl helps a lonely man with a grieving heart.
Tomorrow’s Failsafe
A criminal haunted by dreams of a daughter he doesn’t have is hired to kill any time traveler that comes through the Gate, but when a little girl emerges, he must choose between saving her life or protecting the future.
Lab 731
An advanced predictive business AI may link a small company’s meteoric rise to a military conspiracy to win a war at any cost.
| Stories: 9 | Published: 2 | Rejections: 17 |