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Speculative Fiction

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A subgenre of fiction that encompasses works in which the setting is other than the real world, involving supernatural, futuristic, or other imagined elements.

  • An ox or water buffalo working in a rice paddy field with a farmer
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    The Rice Farmer and Ox

    By Adriana Philips
    June 9, 2025
    Once upon a time, in a part of Thailand, there lived a man named Cadeo, who inherited a rice paddy field from his late ...
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  • A lily of the valley flower in full bloom
    FictionFantasySpeculative Fiction

    Lily of the Valley

    By Adriana Philips
    May 12, 2025
    One May morning, on the damp ground of a distant woodland, nine cream-colored blossoms bloomed from an emerald, green plant with fresh dew sprinkled ...
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  • A white and grey rabbit chewing on chamomile flowers in a flowerpot.
    Speculative FictionFictionFantasy

    Chamomile Rabbit

    By Adriana Philips
    April 28, 2025
    The rural cul-de-sac stands silent as a spring morning slowly creeps on. Any human soul awake is inside with a cup of coffee in ...
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  • A Curious Groundhog in the grass
    FictionFantasySpeculative Fiction

    Groundhog Day

    By Adriana Philips
    February 17, 2025
    On that second of February, the sky was clear and bright, and the sun’s powerful rays were felt even below the ground’s surface. The ...
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  • An autumn forest background with an angel made from stone.
    FictionFantasySpeculative Fiction

    The Other Side

    By Jaclyn Weber-Hill
    October 21, 2024
    Grief was as new to Lacey as having seasons. Autumn approached faster than she anticipated it would. She wasn’t prepared for change of any ...
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  • A huge, blue, segmented alien with a long, lanky body and large eyes hovers against a starry background
    Action & AdventureSpeculative FictionFiction

    Star Grazers: Return

    By Shannon Richards
    October 14, 2024
    Peris and Alfie sat facing each other on Nor’s ribs, their feet dangling. They continued to orbit the yellow star while Nor lapped at ...
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  • A red sun flares fiercely, sending off bits of red-hot stellar matter across a backdrop of dark space set with blue nebulous gasses
    Action & AdventureSpeculative FictionFiction

    Star Grazers: Defiance

    By Shannon Richards
    September 16, 2024
    Peris couldn’t remember feeling more relieved than she did when Nor disengaged from the rusty hatch and they put the whole dirty-minded, overheated space ...
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  • Stars trails along the periphery blur against the dark background of deep space creating a cosmic tunnel to travel through.
    Action & AdventureSpeculative FictionFiction

    Star Grazers: Vega

    By Shannon Richards
    August 5, 2024
    They could always feel the difference at the heliopause where they stopped riding the system’s solar winds and Nor could stretch herself out and ...
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  • Sheer rocky cliff faces rise up and pierce the night sky. Overhead, a bright band of stars splits the sky.
    FictionAction & AdventureSpeculative Fiction

    Star Grazers: Ascension

    By Shannon Richards
    July 8, 2024
    Peris stood on the brink of the cliff and reached out with her mind while she held her lightstick over the chasm. Stray orange pebbles skittered into ...
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  • A red-headed woman with amber eyes and scratches on her face. she is the goddess Lilith and is wearing a tight fitting outfit.
    FictionHorrorSpeculative Fiction

    The Intern, Part 2

    By VL Jones
    June 3, 2024
    The man in the white coat approached Andrew. “I’m Dr. Ben Matthews. Unfortunately, the prognosis isn’t favorable, but we are trying to figure it ...
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