Phil Chenevert
The Spiritual Exercises
These are the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, a plan of contemplation to be carried out over about a month. St. Ignatius of L…
Doctor Dolittle's Post Office
Doctor Dolittle's Post Office is the exciting third in the series of Hugh Lofting's Doctor Dolittle books. As usual, the Doctor has many ad…
Second Variety (Version 2)
First published in Space Science Fiction May 1953. "The claws were bad enough in the first place—nasty, crawling little death-robots. B…
The Practice of the Presence of God (version 2)
Brother Lawrence was born Nicholas Herman around 1610 in Herimenil, Lorraine, a Duchy of France. His birth records were destroyed in a fire …
Search the Sky
Ross was a junior trader on Halsey's Planet, and had great prospects but was not happy at all. Everything smelled of decay. The whole plan…
The Man Who Hated Mars
To escape from Mars, all Clayton had to do was the impossible. Break out of a crack-proof exile camp—get onto a ship that couldn't be boarde…
The Ambulance Made Two Trips
Big Jake Connors is taking over his town through violence, inimidation and bribery but Detective Sergeant Fitzgerald can only grind his teet…
Just David (Version 2)
Just David is the story of David, a little boy of 10 who is suddenly transplanted from a quiet, isolated, shut away world of music high in t…
3 Weird SF Stories by Fritz Leiber
These are three of the strangest stories I could find by the very talented Fritz Leiber. And by strange I mean odd, weird, kinda creepy and…
The Royal Book of Oz (version 3)
"Of course, we all knew the Scarecrow was a very fine fellow, but surely we never guessed he ascended from an emperor. Most of us desce…
The Jungle Book (Version 2)
This is the classic story of Mowgli, the young boy raised by wolves in India: his escapades and adventures with his dear friends Bagheera th…
Mr. Spaceship
The war with the Yucks from Proxima Centauri was claimed to be a stalemate but they were really winning. The mine belts they laid seemed to…
Five Beloved Stories by O. Henry
O. Henry wrote over 600 short stories. Naturally I have my personal top 20 stories that just seem to stand out because of their form, writin…
That Sweet Little Old Lady
Randall Garrett had this story first published in Astounding Science Fiction September and October of 1959. His twisted sense of humor and g…
5 Science Fiction Stories by Mack Reynolds
Five early stories by one of my favorite SF writers, Mack Reynolds. Medal of Honor is an intriguing look into the mind of someone who is ab…
Queen Of The Martian Catacombs
This is the very first story with the Conan-like barbarian hero, Eric John Stark. There were more written by Brackett and all just as exciti…
The Machine Stops (version 4)
The Machine Stops is a thought-provoking science fiction novella by E. M. Forster that explores a future where humanity lives underground, e…
A Martian Odyssey & A Valley of Dreams
The first of these stories was originally published in the July 1934 issue of Wonder Stories. It was followed four months later by a sequel,…
The Vortex Blaster
Uncontrolled, terribly violent Atomic Vortices are slowly destroying civilization on every human planet throughout the galaxy. Nothing can …
Crystal Crypt, the & Beyond the Door
Two early science fiction stories by the wonderful craftsman, Philip K. Dick. In the Crystal Crypt, taken from the 1954 Planet Stories, the …