Once there was a little lark sparrow soaring high above the earth, higher than the other sparrows he knew. From up there, he could see the city that had once been a…
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The Astounding Outpost is open to short-fiction submissions for our regular periodical and future themed anthologies. Recommended length We prefer short stories between 1,500 and 5,000 words. Human writing The Outpost focuses…
A gig-economy vampire hunter tries to survive New York City while trading prediction-market contracts on her own kills.
A compact science-fiction story involving murder, another world, and extraterrestrial life.
By Garth Brook “Where’s the server?” Professor Daniel Mercer turned from the passenger window. “What?” “The server,” Pieter van Rensburg said. “Where is it?” They had been arguing about evolution for the…
Original creature horror by Aaron Trudeau arrives at The Astounding Outpost. Coming to The Astounding Outpost on October 16. Read it when it goes live: https://astoundingoutpost.com/stories/?p=900007 Follow the Outpost here for upcoming original fiction, pulp classics, horror, science fiction, and more.
Coming to The Astounding Outpost on October 13 at 3:00 p.m. Central: The Little Lark Sparrow. Read it when it goes live: https://astoundingoutpost.com/stories/?p=1384 Follow the Outpost here for upcoming original fiction, pulp classics, horror, science fiction, and more.
A Hollywood vampire tale by Henry Kuttner joins our Midnight Blood lineup. Coming to The Astounding Outpost on October 20. Read it when it goes live: https://astoundingoutpost.com/stories/?p=900011 Follow the Outpost here for upcoming original fiction, pulp classics, horror, science fiction, and more.
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The Astounding Outpost is open to short-fiction submissions for our regular periodical and future themed anthologies. Recommended length We prefer short stories between 1,500 and 5,000 words. Human writing The Outpost focuses on human writing. We will consider work created with AI assistance, but we do not accept AI-generated fiction. Our regular periodical is an…