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Harrison Bergeron

"The year was 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren't only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way..."

It is the year 2081. Because of Amendments 211, 212 and 213 …

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All Summer in a Day

Margot is a nine-year-old girl whose family moved from Earth to Venus when she was four. She remembers the sun shining on Earth, something it rarely does on Venus. "All Summer in a Day" takes place on…

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Examination Day

Dickie Jordan has just turned twelve, so it's time for him to take a Government mandated intelligence test. His parents don't say much about it. They seem to be worried about Dickie's performance.

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There Will Come Soft Rains (Tale Blazers)

First published in Collier's, May 6, 1950.

The story concerns a household in Allendale, California, in the aftermath of a nuclear war.

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The Veldt

The advanced technology of a house first pleases then increasingly terrifies its occupants.

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They're Made Out of Meat

– "Meat. They're made out of meat."
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– "There's no doubt about it. We picked several from different parts of the planet, took them aboard our recon vessels, probed them all the way through. …

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Through the progress of science, human lifespans have been extended indefinitely, leading the government to enact strict rules to keep the earth's population under control. So when Edward K. Wehling, …

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The Lottery

In a small American town, the local residents are abuzz with excitement and nervousness when they wake on the morning of the twenty-seventh of June. Everything has been prepared for the town’s annual …

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The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

Some inhabitants of a peaceful kingdom cannot tolerate the act of cruelty that underlies its happiness.

The story 'Omelas" was first published in 'New Dimensions 3' (1973), a hard-cover science fiction…

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Lamb to the Slaughter

"The room was warm and clean, the curtains drawn, the two table lamps alight – hers and the one by the empty chair opposite..."

Lamb to the Slaughter (1953) is a short story by Roald Dahl. It was initi…

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The Landlady

The Landlady is a brilliant gem of a short story from Roald Dahl, the master of the sting in the tail.

In The Landlady, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors, tells a sinister story about th…

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A Sound of Thunder

Free online fiction.

The short story, A Sound of Thunder, involves a Time Travel Safari where rich businessmen pay to travel back to prehistoric times and hunt real live dinosaurs.

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“Time is fluid here,” said the demon.

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The Story of an Hour

In these four stories, Kate Chopin subtly captures the intricate interior lives of a generation of women. From the famous proto-feminist tale "The Story of an Hour" to the subtly sexy "A Respectable W…

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The Pedestrian: A Fantasy in One Act

A short story by Ray Bradbury, the prequel to "Fahrenheit 451".
First published in The Reporter, August 7 1951.

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The Lottery Ticket

When Ivan Dmitritch's wife, Masha, invests her money in the lottery, he can help but feel it is a foolish waste of timing. However, having read through the rest of the paper, he agrees to check the nu…

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Tre dei racconti qui riuniti hanno come protagoniste quelle creaturine infide, pericolose, enigmatiche che Shirley Jackson conosceva molto bene per aver cresciuto quattro «demoni», come chiamava – sch…

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A short story about the universe and your place in it.

"You were on your way home when you died. It was a car accident. Nothing particularly remarkable, but fatal nonetheless. You left behind a wife an…

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