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Results tagged with short-stories
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For about a fictional work too small to be called a [novel] or [novella] - usually less than 10-20 thousand words and no chapters. Use to either identify the media on a [story-identification] question or disambiguate works where the tag covers the short story and its form in other media.. If you are looking for a particular anthology of short stories, use the [anthology-book] tag instead.
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Short story: people rediscover how to do math and want to put people in bombs
Many years ago I remember reading a short story about an advanced civilization at war that rediscovers how to do math mentally. The reason I remember it is the guy tells it to government officials who …
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Short story from the 60s where champions fight interstellar wars [duplicate]
A short story, probably from the 60s, where rather than go through the mess of fighting an interstellar war, champions fought in an arena. I think these battles between champions happened regularly. I …
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60s short story where band gives concert ending with a nuke detonation
I’m looking for a short story from the sixties that had to do with a rock band giving a concert where the climax of the show was a detonation of a nuke. The US government sponsored the concert trying …
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Super soldier thief hired to steal vase of incredible beauty
I’m interested in finding a decades old science fiction short story that centers upon a rich guy trying to acquire a vase that is of incredible beauty. What stood out in my mind is by the end the sto …
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Short story, possibly a Bradbury one: aliens visit Earth to see if we will destroy ourselves...
I am convinced this is by Ray Bradbury, but can't find it.
I remember a short story where a family of aliens are coming to watch the Earth and see if we destroy ourselves after we discovery atomic en …
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Short story schoolgirl suspects other girls is a witch
Many years ago I remember reading a short story about (high?) schoolgirl who suspects someone from her school is witch/demon. I remember after the story escalates there is a confrontation between the …
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