Scifichallenge Stories

25 Stories

Tenebris Galaxia by SteveJBWO
Tenebris Galaxiaby Steve Baretsky
January '24 SciFi challenge. James is about to live a life-long dream, fly off to explore a distant galaxy. He understands the dangers, but does he believe they're real?
The Quest of Qarukkin Minninsha by SteveJBWO
The Quest of Qarukkin Minninshaby Steve Baretsky
SciFi December 2023 Challenge. The title is the prompt.
Teacher's Pet by SteveJBWO
Teacher's Petby Steve Baretsky
SciFi November Challenge. My Alien Teacher. The challenge: what if your teacher was an alien.
ADE (Automated Digital Entity) by SteveJBWO
ADE (Automated Digital Entity)by Steve Baretsky
January 2023 SciFi Challenge. A story about the future of Artificial Intelligence. The Life-Search Project had been unsuccessful for over a hundred years. But now, a sig...
The child of d'Dahjlonica by marprk
The child of d'Dahjlonicaby Mari
The child of d'Dahjlonica Ghost or human? Which is better to be... To achieve one's desires how many souls have been tortured and destroyed. Does it worth the sacrifice...
The Child of d'Dahjlonica by SteveJBWO
The Child of d'Dahjlonicaby Steve Baretsky
December'22 SciFi Challenge. Once again, the title is the prompt. Winner in the Alt-U profile. s'Stahltonis and d'Doretta watch as the volcanic rivers of fire wind thei...
After-Party by SteveJBWO
After-Partyby Steve Baretsky
The party was crazy! So crazy I can't remember half of what I did. So where am I this morning and who is the stunning girl in the next room. SciFi October'22 Challenge...
The End by SteveJBWO
The Endby Steve Baretsky
An old nemesis returns to claim what was once theirs. Us.
The Astronauts by SteveJBWO
The Astronautsby Steve Baretsky
Aug 2021:Flash Fiction Challenge. Astronauts land on a strange planet. Update Sep 15, 2021: 1st place finish. Thanks to everyone that read and voted!
The Station by SteveJBWO
The Stationby Steve Baretsky
July 2021 SciFi Challenge. 16 light years from home and the conversations haven't changed. Are they going to shut us down? Will I have a job tomorrow? Some things never...
From The Mines of Kessel by VioletCollins1
From The Mines of Kesselby Val
A sun-bleached lasat warrior-now-slave. Va'pae hadn't anticipated her solo-trip to Kashyyyk would be intercepted by pirates and she surely hadn't expected the pirates to...
The Hole by SteveJBWO
The Holeby Steve Baretsky
January 2020 SciFi Challenge. It fell from the sky. The townspeople headed out to the hills to see what the strange falling star was. What they found was totally unexpe...
Imperials by sweee_the_writer
Imperialsby Sreenija Paruchuri
(February Sci-Fi Challenge) The Imperial imprisoned them in their own little world of destruction. It's time they payed.
A New York Sunset by SteveJBWO
A New York Sunsetby Steve Baretsky
January 2020 SciFi Challenge. Jeremy pushes his kayak away from the shore. Sunset's nearly over and the moon is rising in the East. Night paddling has it's challenges...
The Secret of Tanencha sy Tyrin by Spammie_Tales
The Secret of Tanencha sy Tyrinby Spammie_Tales
"Alestra Vens, you are called back into service. Information pertaining to a classified mission has been located at the coordinates included with this message. The...
SciFi Friday Contests Entries by Carp1997
SciFi Friday Contests Entriesby Carp1997
It was a Friday like any other. The office looked as bleak as ever, the coworkers as tired as was to be expected. It was the last day of an exhausting work week. But the...
Ice by SteveJBWO
Iceby Steve Baretsky
Feb '19 Challenge. 3rd Place. Respectable. But then I have no idea how many entries there were.
SciFriday Challenges (Anthology) by Van_Carley
SciFriday Challenges (Anthology)by Van Carley
A collection of short stories, each with a different theme according to the challenge given. **Winner of Challenge 18** :)
The Magician by SteveJBWO
The Magicianby Steve Baretsky
January 2018 SciFi Challenge Tech/Magic - This new magician was simply magnificent! More to the point, no one knew where he came from. No one but me, that is.
The Goat by SteveJBWO
The Goatby Steve Baretsky
This is my Sept 2017 Sci Fi Challenge, "Legend". Although a freestanding short story, I wrote it as a side-story to Stars. Enjoy!