Friday Morning Free Fiction

Friday's finally here and so are this morning's free fiction links.  Some outstanding stuff this time.






Fiction
• At Daily Science Fiction: "Unicorns, and Other Birthday Hazards" by Jeffrey John Hemenway. Modern Fantasy.
     "Greta sat cross-legged on the attic floor, the pink balloon tugging upward at her wrist as she stared slit-eyed at the age-grayed wooden door. Per the regulations, it was barred from the outside by a beam no less than three inches thick, held in place with a shiny gray combination lock."

• At Escape Pod: "The Nightmare Lights of Mars" by Brian Trent. Science Fiction.
      "Before discovering the moths, Clarissa Lang stumbled blind in the Martian sandstorm and admitted she was about to die because of a painting."

• At HiLobrow: "The Man with Six Senses - Part 12" by Muriel Jaeger. Science Fiction. 1927.
      "I don’t know whether I ought to reproach myself for having made the revelation to her at all. I do not think so. It is true that I did not realise the probable effect. But I was governed by practical considerations. It was almost certain that something or someone would call her attention to the article sooner or later; or Michael might see it, and its effect upon him (which might well be disastrous) might take her unawares."

Flash Fiction

• At Flashes in the Dark: "Precious Cargo" by Michael A. Kechula. Horror.
• At 365 Tomorrows: "Not As We Know It" by Carl Poffley. Science Fiction.
• At Weirdyear: "Last Chance" by E.S. Wynn. 

Audio Fiction

• At The Classic Tales Podcast: "Dagon" by H.P. Lovecraft, read by B. J. Harrison. Horror.
     "A shipwrecked mariner finds himself in the midst of a slimy, swampy wasteland. While seeking for some sort of refuge, he discovers a nightmare that will steal his sanity. H.P. Lovecraft, today, on The Classic Tales Podcast."

• At Escape Pod: "The Nightmare Lights of Mars" by Brian Trent, read by Veronica Giguere. Science Fiction.
      "Before discovering the moths, Clarissa Lang stumbled blind in the Martian sandstorm and admitted she was about to die because of a painting."

• At Tales to Terrify: "The Collective of Blaque Reach" by Matt Cowan, narrated by Drake Vaughn. Horror.
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Other Genres

• Flash Fiction at Every Day Fiction: "Closing Time at the Museum" by Dennis Haen.
• Flash Fiction at Linguistic Erosion: "The Hell of Agent Orange" by E.S. Wynn.
• Poem at Leaves of Ink: "The Retrofit" by Douglas Campbell.