Articles tagged with alien

Review: Science Fiction Short Story : "Martians Never Die" by Lucius Daniel
This is a creepy little story, only that plays on greed and hatred. It is perhaps almost too subtle in some respects, but the ending is sad in more than one way. And there is a faint streak of misogyny. Beryl needs someone to take care of her. She

science fiction short story review: "A World by the Tale" by Randall Garrett
Professor John Hamish McLeod, a zoologist, has returned from spending a year with aliens known as the Galactics, where he worked as the caretaker for various earth animals the Galactics wanted to study. The Galactics didn’t find anything interesting

Science Fiction Short Story Review: "They Twinkled Like Jewels" by Philip José Farmer
This is another in the series of “It Came from the Pulps!” where I review science fiction short stories that were originally published in the pulp magazines of mid-20th century. Many of these have become available in electronic form as free dow

review: science fiction short story: "Accidental Death" by Peter Bailey
The story opens with howling wind blowing ice crystals. A figure lies in a furrow in the snow, beginning to move. The man comes to grips with the idea that he’s still alive. He knows it will be a while before he’s found—if he is, indeed,

Local Attractions for the Alien Visitor Amarillo, Texas
The #brilliant &Ellis brought up a wonderful idea in this piece and it dawned upon me, what if the alien visitor chose Amarillo, Texas, instead? Well, surely, we'd want to take them some entertaining, right? Let's see – There's Wonderland