Short Stories
Stories
Original speculative fiction from independent authors, published weekly on ReadNextList.
September 8, 2026
Floor Thirty Backward
by M. J. Harlan
Mira Chen pulls an abort on Meridian Continuum Lab’s morning pulse — and Floor Thirty finds itself stranded before humans, with a failing tower and a way home that may leave people behind.
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The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World
by Clancy McDermot
For the first nine days of her holiday, Sara Marsh told everyone she sold farm equipment. It was not a very good lie. She knew nothing about farm equipment, and the Trinity district had more farms than cities.
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