Science Fiction: The Short Stuff discussion

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message 1: by Dan (last edited May 12, 2025 07:55PM) (new)

Dan | 236 comments If anyone is interested in reading some short stuff as a sub-group, might I suggest starting up a buddy read here at this folder? Create a topic for it! Noy only can you do it, but I will on occasion do that myself. Buddy reads probably have the greatest chance of success, I mean drawing in buddies for the joint activity, if the reads proposed are easily available and of great interest.

One idea is a Gutenberg.org SF entry that is short.
1) They're free--Gutenberg never charges,
2) A copy is always readily available,
3) They're classics of a sort--Gutenberg would not host them otherwise, and
4) No typos.

Gutenberg is not the only place that makes short SF available to read for free. Often an author will have a website where they make stories available gratis. Some publishing companies make short SF available free or at a very low charge. There are online magazines, some defunct now, that still nevertheless offer free content. It is fine for any group member to suggest any of these type venues with a story like this for a buddy read.

Buddy reads will usually be short-notice, and short-timed. They're just something to while a few days away while awaiting the next group reads usually.


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