Short Stories – Page 2 – Distant Shore Publishing

Last Moments

Alia Atwell uses soft science fiction to reflect on how precious time is … Continue readingLast Moments

Beware the mist and what lies therein, in this ethereal tale by Ville Meriläinen … Continue readingWidowsilk

A light-fingered coin collector makes a costly mistake … Continue readingThe Price of Magic

System Error: Avatar has become sentient. Do you wish to engage?
Yes/No. … Continue readingTraditional Human Gifts

Robbed of his magic, Moineau returns to a war-torn land to regain what he lost … Continue readingThe Color of His Magic

Selling your soul is not as simple as it seems in this hell-raising comic short story … Continue readingAspiring Magician

Robots and religion meet in this reflective story by Matt McHugh … Continue readingImmaculate Contraption

In a desolate wasteland, a lonely figure finds comfort in an unlikely friend… … Continue readingGoodbye, Julia

Calling all aliens! Live like a human with our new Rent-A-Body scheme! No catch, at least, not for the aliens… … Continue readingIt’s Never Too Late to Open a Far-Earth Savings Account

Edward Ahern lures us deep into the forest, where an ancient tree wields its mastery over the land … Continue readingOld Tjikko