Tuesday Fiction: “Poison” by Henrietta Rose-Innes

Today's Tuesday Fiction is by Henrietta Rose-Innes. Henrietta is a South African fiction writer based in Cape Town. Her most recent novel, Nineveh, was published by Random House Struik in 2011, following two previous novels, Shark's Egg and The Rock Alphabet, and a collection of short stories, Homing. Her short stories have appeared in various...

Tuesday Fiction: “On the Feast of Stephen” by Cyril Simsa

Today's Tuesday Fiction is by Cyril Simsa. Cyril Simsa is originally from London, but has lived in the Czech Republic since the 1990s. He has contributed translations and non-fiction to a wide variety of genre publications (including Foundation, Locus, The Encyclopedia of Fantasy, and Wormwood). His stories have appeared in Electric Velocipede, StarShipSofa, Music for...

Tuesday Fiction: “Ceremony of Innocence” by Armando Salinas

Today's Tuesday Fiction is by Armando Salinas. Armando currently lives in Mexico City, together with 21 million other aspiring writers and dreamers. His fiction has previously appeared in the Rudy Rucker-edited FLURB magazine; in the past decade, he's also written six short story collections and one mainstream novel currently available on Kindle, including One Night...

Tuesday Fiction: “Planetfall” by Athena Andreadis

Today's Tuesday Fiction is by Athena Andreadis. Athena was born in Greece and lured to the US at age 18 by a full scholarship to Harvard, then MIT. She does basic research in molecular neurobiology, focusing on mechanisms of mental retardation and dementia. She is an avid reader in four languages across genres, the author...

Tuesday Fiction: “Brita’s Holiday Village” by Karin Tidbeck (Author Week #5)

This week on the World SF Blog we're delighted to feature a story from Karin Tidbeck's latest collection, Jagannath: Stories. Brita’s Holiday Village by Karin Tidbeck 29/5 The cab ride from Åre station to Aunt Brita’s holiday village took about half an hour. I’m renting the cottage on the edge of the village that’s reserved...

Tuesday Fiction: “Don’t Move a Muscle, Mr. Liberty” by Jordan Ellinger

Today's Tuesday Fiction is by Jordan Ellinger. Jordan is a recent first place winner in the Writers of the Future Contest and is a Clarion West graduate. His work can be seen in Gotrek & Felix: The Anthology, Hammer & Bolter, and Story Portals. He has two graphic novels in various stages of development: The...

Tuesday Fiction: “Valletta, City of Guilt” by Michael Vella

Today's Tuesday Fiction is by Michael Vella. Michael lives in Malta with his wife and son, who continually inspire him. He has been published in Daily Science Fiction and he occasionally publishes other authors in Schlock Magazine, Malta's only short story magazine. This is the story's first publication. Valletta, City of Guilt Michael Vella I...

Tuesday Fiction: “Disclosure” by Sarah Newton

Today's Tuesday Fiction is by Sarah Newton. Sarah is a writer of science-fiction and fantasy roleplaying games and fiction, including the transhuman space opera novel Mindjammer, and the ENnie Award-winning RPG setting of the same name; the techno-fantasy RPG setting The Chronicles of Future Earth; and the Legends of Anglerre roleplaying game. She’s currently writing...

Tuesday Fiction: “The Princess and the Shadowspawn” by Ben Godby

Today's Tuesday Fiction is by Ben Godby. Ben writes mysteriously thrilling pseudo-scientific weird western adventure fantasy tales. He lives in Ottawa, Ontario with a girl, two dogs and a cat, and blogs at http://www.bengodby.com. This is the story's first publication. The Princess and the Shadowspawn Ben Godby Along the banks of Big Kruarnoth, factories compete...

Tuesday Fiction: “The Good Things in Life” by H.H. Løyche

Today's Tuesday Fiction is by H.H.Løyche. Hans Henrik Løyche was born on a summer’s night in Copenhagen, Denmark, 1964. After studying at the Academy of Art and working and travelling in Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Africa, he returned to CoMa City (Copenhagen-Malmö) and began writing and co-editing Nye Verdener and Cirkel...